Thomas Nevitt | |
|---|---|
 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 |
Thomas Nevitt (May 1864 – 13 September 1932) was a member of both the Queensland Legislative Council and Queensland Legislative Assembly.[1]
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.[1] He began his working life as a railway fitter in England before moving to Queensland around 1884.[2] He worked as a hospital wardsman in Normanton for twenty years from 1887, was overseer, Townsville Quarantine Station from 1912 until 1917,[1] and Visiting Justice at St Helena Prison and other centres throughout the state[2] from 1923 to 1930.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ a b "OBITUARY HON. THOMAS NEVITT". The Cairns Post. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 14 September 1932. p. 4. Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2015.