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| ⚫ | '''John Sinclair''' (1842–1892) was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was elected as a [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr Burghs]], in [[Scotland]], in 1888, resigning in 1890 by becoming [[Steward of the Manor of Northstead]]. |
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| ⚫ | Rev '''John Sinclair''' (1842–1892) was a [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was elected as a [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Ayr Burghs (UK Parliament constituency)|Ayr Burghs]], in [[Scotland]], in 1888, resigning in 1890 by becoming [[Steward of the Manor of Northstead]]. |
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==Life== |
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He was born on 6 November 1842 in [[Latheron]], [[Caithness]] the son of Rev John Sinclair, and his wife, Dorothea Wilson. He was baptised into the [[Church of Scotland]] on 21 November 1842. |
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He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh, which was then on [[Calton Hill]]. He studied Divinity at [[New College, Edinburgh]] from 1863 to 1867. His loyalties lay with the Free Church of Scotland and he was ordained in that church at [[Grangemouth]] in 1869. In 1878 he moved to the prestigious [[Barony Church]] in [[Glasgow]]. In 1880 he was translated to St Bernards Free Church in [[Stockbridge, Edinburgh]].<ref>Ewing, William ''Annals of the Free Church of Scotland''</ref> He was then living at 2 Learmonth Terrace in Edinburgh's West End.<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1883</ref> |
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He resigned from the ministry in 1884 and moved into politics. In 1888 he became MP to Ayr Burghs.<ref>Glasgow Herald 9 January 1892</ref> |
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He died at home, Canal Street in Grangemouth, on 7 January 1892.<ref>Glasgow Herald 8 January 1892</ref> |
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St Bernards Free Church was on Henderson Row in Edinburgh. It was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by sheltered housing. |
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==Publications== |
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*''Heather Bells'' |
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*''Sabbath Lessons from Westminster'' |
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*''Tales From the North'' |
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*''The Church on the Sea'' |
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==Family== |
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In October 1871 he married Elizabeth Greig Mackay (1851-1934), daughter of George Grey Mackay, a coalmaster in [[Grangemouth]]. |
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They had a daughter Elizabeth Ann Sinclair (b.1873). |
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Latest revision as of 17:08, 19 July 2021
Rev John Sinclair (1842–1892) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected as a Member of Parliament for Ayr Burghs, in Scotland, in 1888, resigning in 1890 by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.
Life
[edit]He was born on 6 November 1842 in Latheron, Caithness the son of Rev John Sinclair, and his wife, Dorothea Wilson. He was baptised into the Church of Scotland on 21 November 1842.
He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh, which was then on Calton Hill. He studied Divinity at New College, Edinburgh from 1863 to 1867. His loyalties lay with the Free Church of Scotland and he was ordained in that church at Grangemouth in 1869. In 1878 he moved to the prestigious Barony Church in Glasgow. In 1880 he was translated to St Bernards Free Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.[1] He was then living at 2 Learmonth Terrace in Edinburgh's West End.[2]
He resigned from the ministry in 1884 and moved into politics. In 1888 he became MP to Ayr Burghs.[3]
He died at home, Canal Street in Grangemouth, on 7 January 1892.[4]
St Bernards Free Church was on Henderson Row in Edinburgh. It was demolished in the 1980s and replaced by sheltered housing.
Publications
[edit]- Heather Bells
- Sabbath Lessons from Westminster
- Tales From the North
- The Church on the Sea
Family
[edit]In October 1871 he married Elizabeth Greig Mackay (1851-1934), daughter of George Grey Mackay, a coalmaster in Grangemouth. They had a daughter Elizabeth Ann Sinclair (b.1873).
References
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