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 byDistrict was created in 1914
Succeeded byColin Francis McIsaac
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Guysborough
In office
1904–1917
Preceded byDuncan Cameron Fraser
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1914
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Guysborough
In office
1894–1904
Personal details
Born(1848-05-27)May 27, 1848
Goshen, Nova Scotia
DiedJune 8, 1924(1924-06-08) (aged 76)
Political partyLiberal

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

1904 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Howard Sinclair2,040
ConservativeJohn S. Wells1,492
By-election on 16 March 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Howard Sinclair2,004
ConservativeS.O. Griffin1,643
1908 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Howard Sinclair2,001
ConservativeGeorge Anderson Rowe Rowlings1,796
1911 Canadian federal election: Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Howard Sinclair2,043
ConservativeGeorge Anderson Rowe Rowlings1,700
1917 Canadian federal election: Antigonish—Guysborough
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)John Howard Sinclair3,944
Government (Unionist)William Alexander Wells2,506

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