Sinclair
Sinclair
| Archdeacon Sinclair | |||||
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| Born | 1797 | ||||
| Died | 1875 | ||||
| Occupation | church | ||||
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discusses Bishop of Labuan's wild tribes of Borneo
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Archdeacon John Sinclair 1797-1875
Sinclair, John (1797-1875) Archdeacon of Middlesex Educationist
John Sinclair
Birthdate: August 20, 1797
Death: Died May 22, 1875 in London, England
Immediate Family:
Son of Rt Hon Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster, 1st Baronet and Diana Sinclair
Brother of William Sinclair; Sir George Sinclair, 2nd Baronet and Julia Boyle, Countess of Glasgow
Half brother of Janet Colquhoun
Titles and British Honours: Rev.
Place of Death: Kensington, London.
Profession: Minister of Religion, Biologist.
Appointments Held: Deacon 1820; Priest 1821; Rector, 1821-2 Sutterby, Lincolnshire; Incumbent 1822-6 Old St. Paul's; Curate 1828-31, Junior Incumbent 1831-9 St Paul's, Edinburgh; Secretary 1839 The National Society; 1842-Vicar of Kensington; 1843-Archdeacon of Middlesex.
Undergraduate Studies: Edinburgh University, BA (Oxon. 1819), MA (Oxon 1822).
Publications: "Dissertation Vindicating the Church of England" 1836, "Life and Times of the Right Hon Sir John Sinclair, Baronet" 1837, etc.
Marital Status: Unmarried.
Mother: Lady Diana Macdonald.
Father: John Sinclair of Ulbster FRSE 1754-1835.
References: DNB 52, 1897, 305-6; Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 9, 1875-8, 24-9; Anderson 3, 461; D M Bertie "Scottish Episcopal Clergy 1689-2000".
Date of Election: 02/03/1829.
Proposers: Archibald Alison, 1/12/1828, (ms Proposal NLS Acc. 10,000/44) (Billet 5/1/1829, 19/1/1829, 2/2/1829, 16/2/1829).
Service to the RSE: Councillor 1838-9.
Fellow Type: OF.
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Letter from John Sinclair, Archdeacon of Middlesex, to Adam Sedgwick [Cambridge]
Letters from Catherine Sinclair at Edinburgh to John Sinclair, Archdeacon of Middlesex, with a printed sheet advertising the opening of a cooking depot on George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, 1846-1847 and a letter from William Sinclair concerning church accounts, 1880 [City of Westminster Archives Centre]
