John Henry Devitt (February 1, 1851 – June 14, 1940) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Durham West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1919 as a Conservative member.
Biography He was born in Cartwright Township, Canada West, 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 county warden in 1899. He married Elizabeth Watson on June 1, 1881. He was a prominent member in the Orange Order. He died in 1940 and was buried at St. John's Cemetery in Blackstock.http://www.oldebill.ca/HFT/hftg129.htm#3426
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External links Cartwright Revisited, 1983, D Van Camp