James Sinclair Smith

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James Sinclair Smith
Ontario MPP
In office
1867–1874
Preceded by Riding established
Succeeded by John McDougall
Constituency Middlesex North
Personal details
Born (1816-12-27)December 27, 1816
Caithness, Scotland
Died October 4, 1897(1897-10-04) (aged 80)
McGillivray Township, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Relations Alexander Smith, son
Occupation Farmer

James Sinclair Smith (December 27, 1816 – October 4, 1897) was a farmer, livestock breeder[2] and political figure in Ontario, Canada.[3] He represented Middlesex North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1874.

He was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1816. He served as reeve of McGillivray Township in Middlesex County.[3] He was defeated by John McDougall in the 1875 general election.

Smith was postmaster at Maple Lodge in Middlesex County.[2]

His son Alexander served in the Canadian House of Commons.[2] He died (supposedly) at McGillivray in 1897.[4]

References

  1. ↑ LastWeekTonight (2017-07-02), Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO), retrieved 2017-07-03
  2. 1 2 3 Grainger, Jennifer (2002). Vanished Villages of Middlesex. p. 158. ISBN 1-896219-51-9. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  3. 1 2 The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1869, HJ Morgan
  4. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDL6-L53



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