John Howard Sinclair Explained

John Howard Sinclair
Constituency Mp:Antigonish—Guysborough
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:District was created in 1914
Successor:Colin Francis McIsaac
Term Start:1917
Term End:1921
Constituency Mp2:Guysborough
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:Duncan Cameron Fraser
Successor2:District was abolished in 1914
Term Start2:1904
Term End2:1917
Office3:Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Guysborough
Term Start3:1894
Term End3:1904
Birth Date:27 May 1848
Birth Place:Goshen, Nova Scotia
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 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.

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