| Nicholas John Sinnott | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district |
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| In office March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Lafferty |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Butler |
| Judge of the United States Court of Claims | |
| In office 1928–1929 |
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| Member of the Oregon State Senate | |
| In office 1909–1911 |
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| 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 Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Dora Purcell |
| Occupation | attorney |
Nicholas John Sinnott (1870–1929) 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.
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Sinnott was born in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, on December 6, 1870.[1] His father, Colonel N. B. Sinnott, was the founder of the old Umatilla House in The Dalles, and his mother was Mary Brass Sinnott.[2] Sinnott attended the 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.[1] He remained in private practice there until 1912.[2] In 1901, he married Dora Purcell, and they would have six children.[2]
Sinnott served as a member of the Oregon State Senate during the 1909 [3] and 1911[4] 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.[2]
On April 18, 1928, President Coolidge appointed Sinnott as a judge of the United States Court of Claims in Washington, D.C.. He resigned from the House effective May 31, 1928, and served on the Court until his death in Washington, D.C. on July 20, 1929. Sinnott was interred in St. Peters Cemetery in The Dalles.[2] The Sinnott Memorial observation station and museum at Crater Lake National Park was dedicated in his honor on July 16, 1931.[5]