James Sinclair (politician)
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The Honourable James Sinclair |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver North |
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In office 1940–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Grant MacNeil |
| Succeeded by | Riding was abolished in 1947 |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Coast—Capilano |
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In office 1949–1958 |
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| Preceded by | Riding was created in 1947 |
| Succeeded by | William Hector Payne |
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May 26, 1908 Crossroads, The Grange, Banffshire, United Kingdom |
| Died | February 7, 1984 (aged 75) West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Doris Kathleen Sinclair (née Bernard; b. 1920 - d. 2012) |
| Relations |
Pierre Trudeau, son-in-law Justin Trudeau, grandson Alexandre Trudeau, grandson Michel Trudeau, grandson |
| Children | Margaret Trudeau, daughter |
| Alma mater |
University of British Columbia St John's College, Oxford University Princeton University |
| Occupation | politician, businessman |
| Cabinet | Minister of Fisheries (1952–1957) |
| Religion |
Presbyterianism later Anglicanism |
The Honourable James "Jimmy" Sinclair, PC (May 26, 1908 – February 7, 1984) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was the maternal grandfather of current Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Sinclair was born in Crossroads, The Grange, Banffshire, Scotland, the son of James George Sinclair (March 9, 1879; Wick, Scotland – March 18, 1962; Vancouver) and Betsy Sinclair née Ross (December 12, 1878; Evanton, Scotland – September 18, 1959; Vancouver). He moved to Vancouver with his family in 1911 where his father, who had already immigrated a year earlier, was among the founders of Vancouver Technical Secondary School, the area's first vocational school, and served as the school's second principal from 1930 until 1944. Sinclair studied engineering at the University of British Columbia and was awarded a Rhodes scholarship in 1928 to study mathematics at St John's College, in the University of Oxford. He also studied mathematical physics at Princeton University. During World War II, he served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in North Africa, Malta, and Sicily.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Vancouver North in the 1940 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1945 in the riding of Vancouver North, and in 1949, 1953, and 1957 in the riding of Coast-Capilano. He was defeated in the 1958 federal election. From 1949 to 1952, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance. From 1952 to 1957, he was the Minister of Fisheries.
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