1206 John Sinclair

Constituency : Ayr  Burghs  1888-90

John  wrested  Ayr  Burghs  back  from  the  Liberal  Unionists  following  the  death  of  Richard Campbell. He  won  a  tight  contest  by  53  votes. He  attributed  his  victory  to  campaigning  on  the  issue  of  injustices  in  Ireland.

John  was  a  minister  of  some  kind.

John  had  contested  the  seat  in  1886  against  Campbell  but  didn't  come  close.

John  resigned  his  seat  in  1890.

He  died  in  1892  aged  50.