John Henry Devitt (February 1, 1851 – June 14, 1940) was an

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political figure. He represented Durham West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1919 as a

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member.

Biography

He was born in Cartwright Township,

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, the son of Thomas Devitt and Jane McKee. He was a member of the township council from 1882 to 1890, serving as reeve in 1896 and country warden in 1899. He married Elizabeth Watson on June 1, 1881. He was a prominent member in the

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. He died in 1940 and was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Blackstock.http://www.oldebill.ca/HFT/hftg129.htm#3426

References

External links

''Cartwright Revisited, 1983'', D Van Camp
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Devitt, John Henry 1851 births 1940 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs