Don Devitt
TitleSenator for Tasmania
Term start1 July 1965
Term end30 June 1978
Birth date11 July 1921
Birth placeLaunceston, Tasmania, Australia
Death date10 July 2008 (aged 86)
Death placeBurnie, Tasmania, Australia
PartyLabor

Donald Michael Devitt (11 July 1921 – 10 July 2008)[1] was an Australian politician. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming a council clerk. He served in the military 1942–1945, after which he became a farmer and high school bursar. In 1964, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Tasmania. He held the seat until his retirement in 1977.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Members of the Senate since 1901". Australian Parliament House.
  2. ^ Beauchamp, Clive. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 2008-11-24.