Died June 8, 1924 Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada | Name John Sinclair Role Canadian Politician Resigned October 4, 1921 | |
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Preceded by District was created in 1914 Born May 27, 1848
Goshen, Nova Scotia ( 1848-05-27 ) | ||
Preceded by Duncan Cameron Fraser Succeeded by Colin Francis McIsaac | ||
John Howard Sinclair (May 27, 1848 – June 8, 1924) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Goshen, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Sinclair was educated in the Common School of Goshen, Guysborough Academy and Dalhousie College, Halifax. A lawyer, he was Mayor of New Glasgow in 1890-91 and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1894 to 1904. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Guysborough in a 1904 by-election after the sitting MP, Duncan Cameron Fraser, was appointed a Judge of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, 1911, and 1917.
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