George Forbes Dewar (December 12, 1865 – November 25, 1961) was a physician and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1911 to 1915 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Robert Dewar and Jessie Dewar. Dewar obtained a teacher's licence from

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and then went on to study medicine at

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, receiving an

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there in 1893. He set up practice in

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. In 1900, he married Marion Isabella McLeod. Dewar was elected in a 1911 by-election held after

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was named premier and so was required to run for reelection. As a result of Palmer's defeat, the Liberals lost their majority in the assembly and a new general election was held later that year.

References

MacKinnon, DA & Warburton, AB ''Past and Present of Prince Edward Island ...'' (1906)
pp. 673–4 1865 births 1961 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island MLAs McGill University Faculty of Medicine alumni People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub