Nicholas J. Sinnott

Sinnott was born on December 6, 1870, in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon. His father was Colonel N. B. Sinnott and his mother was Mary Brass Sinnott. He attended public schools and the Wasco Independent Academy at The Dalles. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in The Dalles from 1885 to 1912. ==Congressional career==

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. 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. While in the House he worked to create and enlarge water reclamation projects in Eastern Oregon. ==Federal judicial career==

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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 20, 1928, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on July 20, 1929, due to his death in Washington, D.C. He was interred in St. Peters Cemetery in The Dalles. ==Personal==

In 1901, Sinnott married Dora Purcell; they had six children. ==Museum==

The Sinnott Memorial Observation Station and museum at Crater Lake National Park was dedicated in Sinnott's honor on July 16, 1931. == See also ==