Richard J. Devereaux (1864 – October 4, 1920) was a politician and official in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented Placentia and St. Mary's in the

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from 1909 to 1919. He was born in

Trepassey Trepassey () is a small fishing community located in Trepassey Bay on the south eastern corner of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was in Trepassey Harbour where the flight of the ''Friendship'' took off, with Amelia Earhart ...

and was educated at

Saint Bonaventure's College St. Bonaventure's College (commonly called St. Bon's) is an independent kindergarten to grade 12 Catholic School in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is located in the St. John's Ecclesiastical District, adjacent to the Roman Cat ...

. Devereaux graduated in 1881 and joined the Bonavista fish export firm of J. and D. Ryan as an accountant. 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

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. 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. He married a Miss Dominy and they had two daughters. Devereau died in St. John's in 1920.

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1864 births 1920 deaths Newfoundland People's Party MHAs Dominion of Newfoundland politicians {{Newfoundland-politician-stub