title: Edward MacDevitt
text: # Edward MacDevitt
  
  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.
  
  