Malcolm C. Sinclair, M.D. Malcolm C. Sinclair, M.D., of Grand Rapids, Mich., was born on a farm near St. Thomas, Elgin county, Ontario, October 3, 1850, and here he spent his youth, during which time he passed through the usual course of a Canadian county school, after which he entered the St. Thomas high school, and from there went tot he grammar school of the same place, where he took a full course in the classics and the higher branches of learning, with the intention, when through, of teaching school; but instead of so doing he at once began the study of medicine, and at the age of eighteen years entered the office of Dr. Leonard Luton, of St Thomas, Ontario-- the present president of the college of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario; there he spent two years in preparatory studies, then entered Hahnemann Medical college, Chicago, Ill., from which he graduated in the spring of 1873; besides attending Hahnemann Medical college, he also attended surgical clinics at both Cook county and Mercy hospitals, Chicago. After graduating he began the practice of his profession at Newaygo, Mich., where he remained for nearly two years, and from there, in 1876, came to Grand Rapids, which offered a larger field for the practice of his chosen profession; sickness in his family caused a temporary removal from Grand Rapids, during which time he went south, spending a winter in Florida; he also, in the meantime, visited Europe, spending most of his time in England and Scotland—combining pleasure and recreation with professional study and observation in hospitals, particularly those of London. In 1880 the doctor returned to Grand Rapids, and soon established the extensive and lucrative practice which he now enjoys. The doctor is a member of the American Institute of Homeopathy, being at present a member of the Inter-State committee of the said organization; he is also a member f the Michigan Homeopathic Medical society, having served as its president during the year 1897; he was prominent in the organization of the college of Homeopathic Physicians & Surgeons of Grand Rapids, of which he was the first president. He is one of the collaborators and founders of the Medical Counselor, a medical journal published in the city of Detroit; is also a member of the board of censors of the Detroit Homeopathic Medical college, and has recently been appointed by Gov. Hazen S. Pingree a member of the Michigan state board of medical examiners in medicine, and was elected president of said board at its first meeting at Lansing, which office he now holds; he is a member of the staff and one of the lecturers of the U. B. A. hospital, as well as a member and ex-president of the Grand Rapids board of health; he is also a director and one of the founders of the Grand Rapids, Mutual Building & Loan association. The doctor is likewise associated with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of Grand River lodge, No. 34, F. & A. M., Grand Rapids chapter, No. 7, R. A. M., Tyre council, No. 10, and DeMolai commandery, No 5, K. T., and Saladin temple, Mystic Shrine. The doctor is a son of Coll and Jean (McLarty) Sinclair, both natives of Argyleshire, Scotland, but who early located in Canada, where they married and settled on the farm on which the doctor was born. His father was an active and highly respected business man, farmer, and extensive dealer in cattle; he was a man of sturdy character, who never turned a deaf ear to those in need; and many there are who can attest to his sterling qualities and unbounded generosity. The mother was a representative of the highest type of womanhood, possessing a broad and cultivated mind, well stored with knowledge; she exemplified the higher ideals of life, and her memory, on account of her good qualities and many acts of kindness, is sweetly cherished by her immediate family, and those whose good fortune it was to know her. They are both deceased. The doctor can clearly trace his genealogy back the celebrated clan Sinclair, so noted in early Scottish romance and history, and he takes just pride in the fact that one of the knights selected to accompany the good Sir James Douglas, in performing the sacred duty of bearing the heart of Sir Robert Bruce to the Holy Land, was a Sinclair, of Rosslyn. There were born to his parents twelve children—nine of whom are living—two besides the doctor being physicians; one, Dr. Coll Sinclair, being a graduate of McGill college, Montreal, and a resident of Alymer, Ontario, where he is prominently and favorably known; and it might also be worthy of mention that three of the doctor’s sisters also married physicians. The other physician is Dr. D. S. Sinclair, who, after receiving a classical education at the St. Thomas collegiate institute, was prepared for teaching and followed that profession for a time, after which he entered the Chicago Homeopathic Medical college and graduated therefrom in the spring of 1887. Coming directly to Grand Rapids, he associated himself with the subject of this sketch; he is also a member of the staff and lecturer of the U. B. A. hospital, and is known in Grand Rapids as one of her most successful physicians and citizens. Politically, Dr. Sinclair is an active and influential republican, possessing the confidence of his party, and while not an active worker in politics, he, in a quiet way, exerts a great influence in political matters pertaining to the party to which he belongs; in his religious affiliations, the doctor and family are members of the Disciples’ church. Dr. M. C. Sinclair was married May 25, 1885, to Miss Edith M. Luton, a daughter of William and Eliza Luton, of Spring Water Lodge, Mapleton, Ontario; she was educated in the high schools of Ontario, devoting considerable time to music and art. Two beautiful and interesting children have been born to this union—Douglas and Jean—the former, twelve years of age and the latter, ten. Mrs. Sinclair is an active worker in the Disciples’ church, being at the present time president of the Ladies’ Ten, also a member of the board of lady managers of the U. B. A. hospital; both she and the doctor stand very high in social circle in Grand Rapids, and are equally interested and active in any movement designed for the welfare of the people of that city.