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John Howard Sinclair
John Howard Sinclair (May 27, 1848 – June 8, 1924) was a Canadian politician.
John Howard Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Antigonish—Guysborough | |
| In office 1917–1921 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1914 |
| Succeeded by | Colin Francis McIsaac |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Guysborough | |
| In office 1904–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Duncan Cameron Fraser |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1914 |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Guysborough | |
| In office 1894–1904 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1848 Goshen, Nova Scotia |
| Died | June 8, 1924 (aged 76) |
| Political party | Liberal |
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 House of Commons of Canada 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.
Electoral record edit
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,040 | ||||||
| Conservative | John S. Wells | 1,492 | ||||||
| By-election on 16 March 1904 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,004 | |||
| Conservative | S.O. Griffin | 1,643 | |||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,001 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Anderson Rowe Rowlings | 1,796 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,043 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Anderson Rowe Rowlings | 1,700 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election: Antigonish—Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Howard Sinclair | 3,944 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | William Alexander Wells | 2,506 | ||||||
References edit
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
External links edit
- John Howard Sinclair – Parliament of Canada biography