James Sinclair Smith
James Sinclair Smith | |
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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[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]
Electoral history
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | James Sinclair Smith | 1,084 | 43.69 | |||||
Conservative | John McDougall | 1,046 | 42.16 | |||||
Independent | Mr. McIntyre | 351 | 14.15 | |||||
Total valid votes | 2,481 | 84.79 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 2,926 | |||||||
Liberal pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[4] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | James Sinclair Smith | 1,286 | 56.58 | +12.89 | ||||
Conservative | Mr. McIntosh | 987 | 43.42 | +1.26 | ||||
Turnout | 2,273 | 69.34 | −15.45 | |||||
Eligible voters | 3,278 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +5.81 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[5] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | John McDougall | 1,565 | 54.89 | +11.47 | ||||
Liberal | James Sinclair Smith | 1,286 | 45.11 | −11.47 | ||||
Total valid votes | 2,851 | 72.77 | +3.43 | |||||
Eligible voters | 3,918 | |||||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.47 | ||||||
Source: Elections Ontario[6] |
References
- ^ a b c Grainger, Jennifer (2002). Vanished Villages of Middlesex. Dundurn. p. 158. ISBN 1-896219-51-9. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1869, HJ Morgan
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
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