Richard J. Devereaux (1864[1] – October 4, 1920) was a politician and official in Newfoundland. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1909 to 1919.[2]
He was born in Trepassey and was educated at Saint Bonaventure's College. Devereaux graduated in 1881 and joined the Bonavista fish export firm of J. and D. Ryan[2] as an accountant.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Newfoundland assembly in 1908 before being elected the following year. Devereaux was reelected in 1913. In 1910, he was named a justice of the peace. By 1911, he had been named a commissioner for the Newfoundland Agricultural Board, resigning that post when he was named Controller of Liquor in 1917.[2] He married a Miss Dominy and they had two daughters.[1] Devereau died in St. John's in 1920.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Newfoundland Quarterly, 1920-21. 1920-01-01. p. 20.
- ^ a b c d "Devereaux, R J". Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. p. 814.
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