Thomas Nevitt
Thomas Nevitt (May 1864 – 13 September 1932) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.
Thomas Nevitt | |
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Thomas Nevitt, March 1932 | |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Carpentaria | |
| In office 18 May 1907 – 27 April 1912 | |
| Preceded by | James Forsyth |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 12 October 1917 – 23 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Nevitt May 1864 Crewe, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 13 September 1932 (aged 68) Cairns, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Martyn St Cemetery |
| Nationality | English Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse | Sabina Naughton (m.1887 d.1934) |
| Occupation | Wardsman, overseer, visiting justice |
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. He began his working life as a railway fitter in England before moving to Queensland around 1884. He worked as a hospital wardsman in Normanton for twenty years from 1887, was overseer, Townsville Quarantine Station from 1912 until 1917, and Visiting Justice at St Helena Prison and other centres throughout the state from 1923 to 1930.
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