Joseph Cyril Sinnott

SINNOTT, M.D., C.M., JOSEPH CYRIL, physician; b. 7 May 1922 in Morell, son of Patrick R. Sinnott and Margaret Sinnott; m. 23 August 1951 Willa Coreen FitzGerald, and they had six children, Patrick, Maureen, Sheila, Marylou, Bethany, and Leah; Roman Catholic; d. 6 October 1987 in Charlottetown. Sinnott, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1966 for 5th Kings. He was defeated in the general election of 1970. Sinnott served on several Legislative Committees including education, public health, transportation, and public accounts. He was a candidate for the leadership of the party with Ivan Kerry and George Key, the eventual winner. Sinnott served as President of the provincial Conservative party from 1983 to 1985, and Vice-President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1977 to 1983. He was a candidate for national Vice-President for the Atlantic Region in 1983. Sinnott was a member of the Progressive Conservative Club at McGill University, and on his return to the Island became a member of the provincial party. He also served as aide-de-camp to the Honourable William J. MacDonald, Lieutenant-Governor. "Cy" Sinnott began his education at the local school in Bristol. He then attended Prince of Wales College and St. Dunstan's University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in 1949. In 1953 Sinnott graduated wit! a medical degree from McGill University, and spent the next five years in post-graduate work there and at the Montreal General Hospital. In 1957 he wis awarded a diploma in internal medicine and Master of Science in medical investigation. Later that year, Sinnott was named a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons for Canada. Sinnott served as president of he United Services Officers Club and was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, the Knights of Columbus, and the Rotary Club. He was president of he Prince Edward Island branch of McGill Alumni. In the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War, he achieved the rank of Flight Engineer. From 1942 to 1945, he served as Flight Lieutenant and was later promoted to Squadron Leader. Sinnott and his wife lived in Montreal, and later moved to Charlottetown where hey raised their family and he practised internal medicine at the Charlottetown Clinic. Cyril Sinnott died 6 October 1987 at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Willa Sinnott is the daughter of Henry J. FitzGerald.