James Sinclair Smith

James Sinclair Smith
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 and political figure in Ontario, Canada. 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. He was defeated by John McDougall in the 1875 general election.

Smith was postmaster at Maple Lodge in Middlesex County.

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

Electoral history

1867 Ontario general election: Middlesex North
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

1871 Ontario general election: Middlesex North
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

1875 Ontario general election: Middlesex North
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

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history