| Authorised form of name | Sinclair; Sir; John (1754 - 1835) |
| Dates | 1754 - 1835 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Thurso Castle, Caithness, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 10 May 1754 |
| Place of death | His house, George Street, Edinburgh |
| Date of death | 21 December 1835 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Holyrood chapel, Edinburgh |
| Activity | Education:
High School, Edinburgh; Edinburgh, Glasgow and Oxford Universities
Career:
Admitted to Lincoln's Inn (1774); Barrister (1782); established a Society for the improvement of British wool (1791); established the Board of Agriculture; Director, Bank of Scotland; Cashier of Excise
Honours:
Bt 1786
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 24/06/1784 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1836 No 27 p 438 |
| Code | NA2278 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MM/2/18 | Letter from Sir John Sinclair, Gordon's Cockspur Street. to Sir Joseph Banks | 3 April 1802 |
| IM/004210 | Sinclair, Sir John | nd |
| EC/1784/06 | Sinclair, Sir John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/004211 | Sinclair, Sir John | nd |