Donald Sinclair (July 1829 – November 19, 1900) was an
Ontario
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businessman and political figure. He represented
Bruce North in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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as a
Liberal
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member from 1867 to 1883.
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He was born on the Isle of ]Islay
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, Scotland
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and came to Peel County in Canada West
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in 1851, later settling in Bruce County
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.''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1879''
CH Mackintosh Sinclair taught school for several years in Bruce County and near
Toronto
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. He was elected deputy reeve for
Arran township in 1863. He moved to
Paisley in 1869 and opened a
general store there.
[
In 1871, Sinclair married Isabella Adair.][
In 1883, he was named registrar of deeds for Bruce County.][
He died in Toronto, where he had gone to seek medical advice.]
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1829 births
1900 deaths
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Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
People from Bruce County
People from Islay
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