John Howard Sinclair

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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.

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• The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904

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• Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Duncan Cameron Fraser	Member of Parliament for Guysborough 1904–1917	Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1914.
Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1914.	Member of Parliament for Antigonish—Guysborough 1917–1921	Succeeded by Colin Francis McIsaac