Nicholas J. Sinnott

Nicholas John Sinnott
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1928
Preceded by	Walter Lafferty
Succeeded by	Robert R. Butler
Judge of the United States Court of Claims
In office 1928–1929
Member of the Oregon State Senate
In office 1909–1911
Preceded by	C. W. Hodson
Succeeded by	Robert R. Butler
Constituency	Wasco County, Oregon
Personal details
Born	December 6, 1870 The Dalles, Oregon
Died	July 20, 1929 (aged 58) Washington, D.C.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dora Purcell
Occupation	Attorney

Nicholas John Sinnott (December 6, 1870 – July 23, 1929) was a Republican politician from the state of Oregon. He served in the Oregon State Senate, in the United States House of Representatives, and on the now defunct United States Court of Claims federal court.

Sinnott was born in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, on December 6, 1870. His father, Colonel N. B. Sinnott, was the founder of the old Umatilla House in The Dalles, his mother was Mary Brass Sinnott. Sinnott attended public schools and Wasco Independent Academy in The Dalles. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana in 1892. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1895 and began his practice in The Dalles, where he remained in private practice until 1912. In 1901, Sinnott married Dora Purcell, and they would have six children.

Sinnott served as a member of the Oregon State Senate during the 1909 and 1911 sessions, representing Wasco County as a Republican.

In 1912, Sinnott was elected as a Republican to the 63rd United States Congress, and was re-elected seven times. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Sixty-sixth through Seventieth Congresses), and the Committee on Patents (Seventieth Congress). While in the House he worked to create and enlarge water reclamation projects in Eastern Oregon.

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