Hugh Sinclair (politician)

Hugh Sinclair
Member of the Australian Parliament for Moreton
In office 12 December 1906 – 3 November 1919
Preceded by	James Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Arnold Wienholt
Personal details
Born	6 June 1864 Cambewarra, New South Wales
Died	3 August 1926 (aged 62)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Anti-Socialist (1906–09) Liberal (1909–17) Nationalist (1917–19)
Occupation	Farmer, company manager

Hugh Sinclair (6 June 1864 – 3 August 1926) was an Australian politician. Born in Cambewarra, New South Wales, he received a primary education, and moved to Queensland in 1890, where he was a dairy farmer. He managed a company called Queensland Framers Co-operative. In 1906, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Anti-Socialist member for Moreton, defeating sitting member James Wilkinson, elected as an independent but standing for the Labour Party. After the "fusion" of 1909, Sinclair, together with the rest of the Anti-Socialists, merged with the Protectionist Party to form the Commonwealth Liberal Party. In 1917, the Liberal Party absorbed various Labor defectors (including Prime Minister Billy Hughes) and became the Nationalist Party. Sinclair held Moreton until his retirement in 1919, after which he was appointed Chairman of the Queensland Butter Board. He died in 1926.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-26.