Peter Sinclair (1887)
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Peter Sinclair was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Summerfield, Prince Edward Island
and became a farmer.
The son of Peter Sinclair
and Margaret MacMurdo, Sinclair was educated in Springfield and farmed near Charlottetown
.
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
.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was born in Summerfield, Prince Edward Island
Summerfield, Prince Edward Island
Summerfield is a Canadian rural community in Queens County, Prince Edward Island.It is located southeast of Kensington.-External links:*...
and became a farmer.
The son of Peter Sinclair
Peter Sinclair (1819)
Peter Sinclair was a Scottish-born farmer and politician in Prince Edward Island. He represented Queen's County in the Canadian House of Commons from 1873 to 1878 as a Liberal member....
and Margaret MacMurdo, Sinclair was educated in Springfield and farmed near Charlottetown
Charlottetown
Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...
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Sinclair was a Liberal
Prince Edward Island Liberal Party
The Prince Edward Island Liberal Party is a major political party in the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The PEI Liberals are aligned with the federal Liberal Party of Canada. The party is led by Robert Ghiz, a former member of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office under Prime Minister...
member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....
from 1927
Prince Edward Island general election, 1927
The Prince Edward Island general election, 1927 was held in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island....
until his defeat in the 1931 election
Prince Edward Island general election, 1931
The Prince Edward Island general election, 1931 was held on August 6, 1931 in the Canadian Province of Prince Edward Island...
, at the 1st Queens
1st Queens
1st Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Queens County....
riding.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Queen's
Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)
Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince, East Queen's and West Queen's ridings....
riding in the 1935 general election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
. Sinclair died on 8 March 1938 before completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament
18th Canadian Parliament
The 18th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 6, 1936 until January 25, 1940. The membership was set by the 1935 federal election on October 14, 1935, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1940 election.It was controlled...
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