Edward MacDevitt was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

He represented the Electoral district of Kennedy from 1870 to 1873, and the Electoral district of Ravenswood from 1873 to 1874.

Career

Barrister, Brisbane; Immigration lecturer, Britain, 1874–1876

Barrister, Melbourne and Kalgoorlie WA, 1897–1898

Personal life

He was born 1843 in Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland and died 1898 in Melbourne while trying to learn to ride a bike during a heatwave.

Parliament of Queensland
Preceded byJohn BrightMember for Kennedy 1870–1873Succeeded byJohn Macrossan
New seatMember for Ravenswood 1873–1874Succeeded byHenry King