John Howard Sinclair | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Antigonish—Guysborough |
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In office 1917–1921 |
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Preceded by | District was created in 1914 |
Succeeded by | Colin Francis McIsaac |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Guysborough |
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In office 1904–1917 |
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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 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Goshen, Nova Scotia |
May 27, 1848
Died | June 8, 1924 | (aged 76)
Political party | Liberal |
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.