James Sinclair Smith
Office 1Ontario MPP
Term start 11867
Term end 11874
Predecessor 1Riding established
Successor 1John McDougall
Constituency 1Middlesex North
PartyLiberal
Birth dateDecember 27, 1816
Birth placeCaithness, Scotland
Death dateOctober 4, 1897 (aged 80)
Death placeMcGillivray Township, Ontario
OccupationFarmer
RelationsAlexander Smith, son

James Sinclair Smith (December 27, 1816 – October 4, 1897) was a farmer, livestock breeder[1] and political figure in Ontario, Canada.[2] 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.[2] He was defeated by John McDougall in the 1875 general election.

Smith was postmaster at Maple Lodge in Middlesex County.[1]

His son Alexander served in the Canadian House of Commons.[1] He died (supposedly) at McGillivray in 1897.[3]

References

  1. ^ Grainger, Jennifer (2002). Vanished Villages of Middlesex. Dundurn. p. 158. ISBN 1-896219-51-9. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  2. ^ Morgan, Henry J. (ed.) (1869). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Fifth ed. Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 178.
  3. ^ "Person Details for James Sinclair Smith, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.