Don Devitt | |
Senator for Tasmania | |
Term Start: | 1 July 1965 |
Term End: | 30 June 1978 |
Birth Date: | 1921 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
Death Place: | Burnie, Tasmania, Australia |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Labor |
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]