Sinclair Alexander Whittaker (1888 – July 10, 1974) was a merchant and political figure in

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. He represented Moose Jaw County from 1929 to 1934 in the

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as a

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. He was born in

Port Perry Port Perry is a community located in Scugog, Ontario, Canada. The town is located northeast of central Toronto, north of Oshawa, and east of Whitby, Ontario, Whitby. Port Perry has a population of 9,553 as of 2021. Port Perry serves as the admi ...

, Ontario and, in 1910, moved to

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. He operated a small chain of

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s in the province. Sinclair helped found the Briercrest Bible Institute and served as chairman of the board for the institute. He also was chairman of the Retail Merchants Association of Saskatchewan. He was defeated by

Thomas Waddell Thomas Waddell (1 January 1854 – 25 October 1940), an Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1887 to 1917, was briefly the premier of New South Wales during 1904, and was a member of the New South ...

when he ran for re-election in 1934.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan MLAs 1888 births 1974 deaths People from Scugog 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan {{ProgressiveConservative-Saskatchewan-MLA-stub

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