Date of Birth: 01/01/1861
Place of Birth: Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of Death: 28/06/1938
Place of Death: Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
| Member of the NSW Legislative Council |
23 Jul 1912 |
22 Apr 1934 |
21 years 9 months |
Life Appointment under the Constitution Act. Date of Writ of Summons 29 March 1912. Granted retention of title of 'Honourable' for life. |
Political Party Activity
Australian Labor Party (ALP), member of central executive 1909, left over conscription in 1916; councillor of National Association 1917 - 1918.
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Manager. Arrived in Australia c.1893; manager of joinery department of Beale and Company; member of Australian Socialist League 1893 - 1894; secretary of staff co-operative controlling Australian Workman in 1894; chairman of shipbuilding tribunal in 1921; vice president of Citizens' Referendum of Six O'Clock Association in 1916.
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of Richard Sinclair, cabinetmaker, and Anne Dewar. Married Sarah Jane Clark on 30 March 1899 and had issue, 3 sons. Funeral at Church of England cemetery at Woronora.
