Nicholas J. Sinnott

Nicholas J. Sinnott
Judge of the Court 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 the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1913 – May 31, 1928
Preceded by	Walter Lafferty
Succeeded by	Robert R. Butler
Member of the Oregon 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
Died	July 20, 1929(1929-07-20) (aged 58) Washington, D.C.
Resting place	St. Peters Cemetery The Dalles, Oregon
Political 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 politician who served as a United States representative from Oregon from 1913 to 1928. He was later appointed by President Calvin Coolidge to be a Judge on the Court of Claims, serving from 1928 to 1929.

Sinnott was born on December 6, 1870, in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon.^[1] His father, Colonel N. B. Sinnott, was the founder of the old Umatilla House^[vague] in The Dalles, his mother was Mary Brass Sinnott.^[2] He attended the public schools and the Wasco Independent Academy at The Dalles.^[1] He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1892 from the University of Notre Dame and read 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 the Oregon State Senate from Wasco County from 1909 to 1913, being elected in 1909 and 1911.^[4][5]

Sinnott was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives of the 63rd 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 the United States House Committee on Public Lands for the 66th through 70th United States Congresses and of the United States House Committee on Patents for the 70th United States Congress.^[1] While in the House he worked to create and enlarge water reclamation projects in Eastern Oregon.^[2]

Sinnott was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on April 18, 1928, to a seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Judge Fenton Whitlock Booth.^[3] He was confirmed by the United 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 in Washington, D.C.^[3] He was interred in St. Peters Cemetery in The Dalles.^[1]

In 1901, Sinnott married Dora Purcell, and they would have six children.^[2]

The Sinnott Memorial Observation Station and museum at Crater Lake National Park was dedicated in Sinnott's honor on July 16, 1931.^[6]

• List of United States representatives from Oregon

• United States Congress. "Nicholas J. Sinnott (id: S000450)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• "Sinnott, Nicholas John - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.

• Works by or about Nicholas J. Sinnott at the Internet Archive