Nicholas J. Sinnott | |
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| Judge of theCourt of Claims | |
| In office April 20, 1928 – July 20, 1929 | |
| Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Fenton Whitlock Booth |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Sutler Williams |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Lafferty |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Butler |
| Member of theOregon State Senate | |
| In office 1909–1913 | |
| Preceded by | C. W. Hodson |
| Succeeded by | Robert R. Butler |
| Constituency | Wasco County, Oregon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas John Sinnott (1870-12-06)December 6, 1870 The Dalles, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1929(1929-07-20) (aged 58) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | St. Peters Cemetery The Dalles, Oregon |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Notre Dame (A.B.) read law |
Nicholas John Sinnott (December 6, 1870 – July 20, 1929) was an American lawyer and aUnited States representative fromOregon from 1913 to 1928. PresidentCalvin Coolidge made him afederal judge on theCourt of Claims, serving from 1928 to 1929.
Sinnott was born on December 6, 1870, inThe Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon.[1] His father was Colonel N. B. Sinnott and his mother was Mary Brass Sinnott.[2] He attended public schools and the Wasco Independent Academy at The Dalles.[1] He received anArtium Baccalaureus degree in 1892 from theUniversity of Notre Dame andread law with Alfred S. Bennett in 1895.[3] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in The Dalles from 1885 to 1912.[3] He served as a Republican member of theOregon State Senate from Wasco County from 1909 to 1913, being elected in 1909 and 1911.[4][5]
Sinnott was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives of the63rd United States Congress and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until his resignation effective May 31, 1928.[1] He was Chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Public Lands for the66th through70th United States Congresses and of theUnited States House Committee on Patents for the70th United States Congress.[1] While in the House he worked to create and enlarge water reclamation projects inEastern Oregon.[2]
Sinnott was nominated by PresidentCalvin Coolidge on April 18, 1928, to a seat on theCourt of Claims (later theUnited States Court of Claims) vacated by JudgeFenton Whitlock Booth.[3] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on April 20, 1928, and received his commission the same day.[3] His service terminated on July 20, 1929, due to his death inWashington, D.C.[3] He was interred in St. Peters Cemetery in The Dalles.[1]
In 1901, Sinnott married Dora Purcell; they had six children.[2]
TheSinnott Memorial Observation Station and museum atCrater Lake National Park was dedicated in Sinnott's honor on July 16, 1931.[6]
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