Background
SINCLAIR, James Herbert was born on October 9, 1871 in St. Mary’s, Ont., Can. Son of Daniel and Mary Jane (Bothwell) Sinclair.
SINCLAIR, James Herbert was born on October 9, 1871 in St. Mary’s, Ont., Can. Son of Daniel and Mary Jane (Bothwell) Sinclair.
Brought to the United States at age of 6. Graduate Mayville (North Dakota) Normal School. Student summer, University of Minnesota, and Sprague Corresponding School of Law 2 years.
Four ch. Superintendent Schools, Cooperstown, N. Dakota, 1896-1898. Register of Deeds, Cooperstown, 1899-1905. President and Treasurer J. H. Sinclair Company Served in N. Dakota State Legislature, 2 terms.
Elected to 66-71 Congresses.
Presbyterian Church.
Member North Dakota House of Representatives, 1915-1919. Member 66th to 72d Congresses (1919-1933), 3d North Dakota District, and 73d Congress (1933-1935), North Dakota at large. Member Special Mexican Claims Commission, 1935-1938.
Mason, Elk.
Married Laura Retzlaff, February 1, 1898 (died August 11, 1915).; married second, Florence E. Kittel, February 9, 1937. Children: James Henry, Eleanor May, Muriel Jean, Daniel Montgomery.