Donald Sinclair (July 1829 – November 19, 1900) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Bruce North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1883.[1]
He was born on the Isle of Islay, Scotland and came to Peel County in Canada West in 1851, later settling in Bruce County.[2] Sinclair taught school for several years in Bruce County and near Toronto. He was elected deputy reeve for Arran township in 1863. He moved to Paisley in 1869 and opened a general store there.[1]
In 1871, Sinclair married Isabella Adair.[1]
In 1883, he was named registrar of deeds for Bruce County.[1]
He died in Toronto, where he had gone to seek medical advice.[1]
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Bruce North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald Sinclair | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Bruce North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Donald Sinclair | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Bruce North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Donald Sinclair | 1,232 | 55.95 | |||||
| Independent | A.L. Sinclair | 970 | 44.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,202 | 68.75 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,203 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Bruce North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Donald Sinclair | 1,686 | 56.77 | +0.82 | ||||
| Conservative | John Walter Scott Biggar | 1,284 | 43.23 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,970 | 63.41 | −5.34 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,684 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.82 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Robertson, Norman (1906). The history of the County of Bruce : and of the minor municipalities therein, province of Ontario, Canada. pp. 125–26.[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879, CH Mackintosh
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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