Charles S. "Charlie" Devine (May 7, 1928 – Oct. 1, 2008) was a politician in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1962 to 1966. The son of Louis A. Devine and Alice Hearn, he was born in St. John's. He worked in the family business and then worked as a civilian executive in the

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. He later moved to

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, where he worked as a statistician for the

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. Devine founded the

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newspaper ''The Aurora''. He also served as president of the local Chamber of Commerce and

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. He retired to St. John's, where he helped establish the

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. He died in St. Clare's Hospital in St. John's at the age of 80.

References

1928 births 2008 deaths Politicians from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador People from Labrador City Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador MHAs {{Newfoundland-politician-stub