Peter Sinclair (November 18, 1819 – October 9, 1906) was a Scottish farmer and politician in

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. He represented Queen's County in the House of Commons of Canada from 1873 to 1878 as a

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member. He was born in

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, Argyleshire, the son of Peter Sinclair, and came to

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in 1840 with his mother. He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1858. Sinclair represented 1st Queens in the

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from 1867 to 1873 and from 1882 to 1900 as a

. He served in the Executive Council for the province as government leader from 1872 to 1873 and as minister without portfolio from 1891 to 1898. He was unsuccessful in a bid for reelection to the federal parliament in 1878. Sinclair married Margaret MacMurdo in 1879. He died in Summerfield in 1906. His sons

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and John Ewen also later served in the House of Commons of Canada.

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