Duncan Sinclair (Conservative politician)

Duncan Sinclair (29 January 1869 – 21 June 1951) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Minto Township, Ontario and became a salesman.

Duncan Sinclair
Member of Parliament
for Wellington North
In office
October 1925 – May 1930
Preceded byJohn Pritchard
Succeeded byJohn Knox Blair
Personal details
Born(1869-01-29)29 January 1869
Minto Township, Ontario
Died21 June 1951(1951-06-21) (aged 82)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Martha A. McEachern
m. 15 January 1894[1]
ProfessionSalesman

He was first elected to Parliament at the Wellington North riding in the 1925 general election, then re-elected there in 1926. Sinclair was defeated by John Knox Blair of the Liberals in the 1930 federal election. Sinclair made an unsuccessful bid to unseat Knox in the 1935 election.

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  1. ^ Normandin, A.L. (1929). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.

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