Edward MacDevitt | |
Constituency Am1: | Kennedy |
Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start1: | 15 September 1870 |
Term End1: | 18 November 1873 |
Predecessor1: | John Bright |
Successor1: | John Macrossan |
Constituency Am2: | Ravenswood |
Assembly2: | Queensland Legislative |
Term Start2: | 18 November 1873 |
Term End2: | 14 November 1874 |
Predecessor2: | New seat |
Successor2: | Henry King |
Birth Date: | 1843 |
Birth Place: | Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland |
Death Date: | 4 February 1898 (aged 54) |
Death Place: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia |
Restingplace: | St Kilda Cemetery |
Birthname: | Edward O'Donnell MacDevitt |
Nationality: | Irish Australian |
Spouse: | Katy Power |
Occupation: | Barrister |
Edward MacDevitt was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
He represented the Electoral district of Kennedy from 1870 to 1873, and the Electoral district of Ravenswood from 1873 to 1874.
Barrister, Brisbane; Immigration lecturer, Britain, 1874 - 1876
Barrister, Melbourne and Kalgoorlie WA, 1897 - 1898
He was born 1843 in Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland and died 1898 in Melbourne while trying to learn to ride a bike during a heatwave.[2]