Sinclair Alexander Whittaker

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sinclair Alexander Whittaker

| constituency_AM = Moose Jaw County

| assembly = Saskatchewan Legislative

| term_start = 1929

| term_end = 1934

| successor = Thomas Waddell

| birth_date = 1888

| birth_place = Port Perry, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1974|07|10|1888}}

| citizenship = Canada

| nationality = Canadian

| party = Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan

| occupation = Operated general stores

| known_for = Briercrest Bible Institute founder/chairman
Retail Merchants Association of Saskatchewan chairman

}}

Sinclair Alexander Whittaker (1888 – July 10, 1974) was a merchant and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Moose Jaw County from 1929 to 1934 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Conservative.

He was born in Port Perry, Ontario and, in 1910, moved to Briercrest, Saskatchewan. He operated a small chain of general stores in the province. Sinclair helped found the Briercrest Bible Institute[https://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/84/briercrestbibleinstitute.shtml Manitoba Historical Society, Manitoba History: “Evangelization, Not Legislation”: Christian Fundamentalism, The Briercrest Bible Institute, and the Politics of the Great Depression], article by Nolan Brown, dated summer 2017 and served as chairman of the board for the institute. He also was chairman of the Retail Merchants Association of Saskatchewan.{{cite web |url=http://docs.legassembly.sk.ca/legdocs/Legislative%20Assembly/Hansard/17L5S/741129Hansard.pdf |title=Hansard |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan |date=November 29, 1974 |accessdate=2012-03-17}} He was defeated by Thomas Waddell when he ran for re-election in 1934.{{cite web |url=http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |title=Saskatchewan Election Results By Electoral Division |publisher=Saskatchewan Archives Board |accessdate=2012-03-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112235500/http://www.saskarchives.com/sites/default/files/documents/Elections-Results-by-Electoral-Division.pdf |archivedate=2013-11-12 }}