Peter_Sinclair_(1887)

Peter Sinclair Jr.

Peter Sinclair Jr.

Canadian politician

Peter Sinclair (13 November 1887 – 8 March 1938) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Summerfield, Prince Edward Island[1] and became a farmer.

Quick Facts Member of Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 1st Queens, Member of Parliament for Queen's ...

The son of Peter Sinclair and Margaret MacMurdo, Sinclair was educated in Springfield and farmed near Charlottetown.[2]

Sinclair was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1927 until his defeat in the 1931 election, at the 1st Queens riding.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Queen's riding in the 1935 general election. Sinclair died on 8 March 1938 before completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament.

References

  1. [1]
    Canadian Parliamentary Guide (1936, 1938); some sources claim he was born at Springfield, Prince Edward Island
  2. [2]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867–1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. [3]
    Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


Stub icon

This article about a Prince Edward Island politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Peter_Sinclair_(1887), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.