Jack Devlin (Australian politician)

For the American politician, see John H. Devlin.

John Joseph Devlin (6 January 1900 – 26 May 1957) was an Australian politician. Born at Violet Town, Victoria, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer. He served on Violet Town Shire Council from 1927 to 1957, and as President for some of that time. In 1946, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Victoria. He died in 1957;^[1] Charles Sandford was appointed to replace him.^[2]

Jack Devlin
Senator for Victoria
In office 28 September 1946 – 26 May 1957
Preceded by	Alexander Fraser
Succeeded by	Charles Sandford
Personal details
Born	(1900-01-06)6 January 1900 Violet Town, Victoria
Died	26 May 1957(1957-05-26) (aged 57) Tamleugh, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Farmer

References

1. Doyle, Helen. "DEVLIN, John Joseph (1898–1957)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2008.