Lestock P. W. DesBrisay
Deceased Person
1820 – 1872
Who was Lestock P. W. DesBrisay?
Lestock Peach Wilson DesBrisay was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.
DesBrisay was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Lucy Wright and her husband Theophilus DesBrisay, Jr., a naval officer from St. John's Island. In 1824 the family moved to Chatham, New Brunswick where Theophilus DesBrisay, Jr. served as special assistant to the customs service.
A businessman, Lestock P. W. DesBrisay made his home in Richibucto and, on October 14, 1841, he married Diana Gay Smith, daughter of Dr. Rufus Smith, a former member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Westmorland County. DesBrisay followed in his father-in-laws footstep's and in 1856 DesBrisay was elected to the 17th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Kent County. He served more than ten years, being reelected in 1857 through 1865 to the 18th, 19th and 20th Legislative assemblies.
Lestock DesBrisay died in 1872 and was buried in the Anglican Church Cemetery in Richibucto.
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