Douglas John Sherrington (7 December 1914 – 25 March 1999) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
He then was an electrical worker with the Brisbane City Council and Evans Deakin and Company Kangaroo Point shipyards.
In World War II he used his electrical skills on the warships and was seconded to the American small ships section in 1942.
[1] On 26 October 1940, Sherrington married Edith Etta Grummett (died 1995) and together had one son and two daughters.
He was an outspoken advocate for the environment and conservation before it became a major movement especially in regards to Cooloola, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Southwood National Park.