| Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon |
| Thomas Nevitt | |
| Constituency Am1: | Carpentaria |
| Assembly1: | Queensland Legislative |
| Term Start1: | 18 May 1907 |
| Term End1: | 27 April 1912 |
| Predecessor1: | James Forsyth |
| Successor1: | Seat abolished |
| Office2: | Member of the Queensland Legislative Council |
| Term Start2: | 12 October 1917 |
| Term End2: | 23 March 1922 |
| Birth Date: | May 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Crewe, Cheshire, England |
| Death Date: | 13 September 1932 (aged 68) |
| Death Place: | Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Restingplace: | Martyn St Cemetery |
| Birthname: | Thomas Nevitt |
| Nationality: | English Australian |
| Party: | Labor |
| Spouse: | Sabina Naughton (m.1887 d.1934) |
Thomas Nevitt (May 1864 – 13 September 1932) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
Nevitt was born at Crewe, Cheshire, to James Nevitt and his wife Ellen (née Warburton) and was educated in Crewe Green and St. Paul's Church schools, Crewe.[1] He began his working life as a railway fitter in England before moving to Queensland around 1884.[2] He worked as a hospital wardsman in Normanton for twenty years from 1887, was overseer, Townsville Quarantine Station from 1912 until 1917,[1] and Visiting Justice at St Helena Prison and other centres throughout the state[2] from 1923 to 1930.[1]
Nevitt entered the Queensland Parliament at the 1907 state election.[2] Standing as the Labour[1] candidate for the seat of Carpentaria, he defeated the sitting member, James Forsyth.[3] He held the seat for five years until it was abolished in 1912.[2]
When the Labour Party starting forming governments in Queensland, it found much of its legislation being blocked by a hostile Council, where members had been appointed for life by successive conservative governments. After a failed referendum in May 1917,[4] Premier Ryan tried a new tactic, and later that year advised the Governor, Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams, to appoint thirteen new members whose allegiance lay with Labour to the Council.[5]
Nevitt was one of the thirteen new members, and went on to serve for four and a half years until the Council was abolished in March 1922.[1] From 17 November 1920 he was also the Chairman of Committees.[1]
Nevitt married Sabina Naughton in 1887 and together had 3 sons.[1] He retired in March 1932. About July 1932, he travelled to Cairns where he died in a private hospital in September 1932.[2] [6] [7] His funeral was held at St John's Church, Cairns and proceeded to the Martyn St Cemetery.[8]