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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—OregonNicholas John SINNOTT
(1870-1929)
SINNOTT, Nicholas John, a
Representative from Oregon; born in The Dalles, Wasco County,
Oreg., December 6, 1870; attended the public schools and Wasco
Independent Academy at The Dalles; was graduated from the
University of Notre Dame, Indiana, in 1892; studied law; was
admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice at The Dalles,
Oreg.; elected to the State senate in 1909 and 1911; elected as a
Republican to the Sixty-third and to the seven succeeding
Congresses and served from March 4, 1913, until his resignation
effective May 31, 1928; chairman, Committee on Public Lands
(Sixty-sixth through Seventieth Congresses), Committee on Patents
(Seventieth Congress); appointed by President Coolidge on April 18,
1928, as a judge of the United States Court of Claims, at
Washington, D.C., in which capacity he served until his death in
Washington, D.C., July 20, 1929; interment in St. Peters Cemetery,
The Dalles, Oreg.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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