Sinclair, Thomas, b. 1835

Thomas Sinclair was born on October 20, 1835, and lived in Steubenville and Carrollton, Ohio. Around 1853, he moved to Erie, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a clerk. He married Catherine Brooks Dohrman in 1859 and the couple later returned to Steubenville, where Thomas became a druggist. Their son, Dohrman James Sinclair, became a banker and philanthropist.

From the guide to the Sinclair family papers, 1837-1858, 1853-1858, (William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan)