Don Devitt | |
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Senator for Tasmania | |
In office 1 July 1965 – 30 June 1978 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | 11 July 1921
Died | 10 July 2008 Burnie, Tasmania, Australia | (aged 86)
Political 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]