| Sir
John Sinclair
1st Bart, of Ulbster
(1754-1835)
Positions Held
Cashier of excise for Scotland, 1811-30[C23B]
Lieutenant-commander of the Caithness volunteers, 1803[C23B]
MP for Petersfield, 1797-1802[C23B]
Colonel of the Rothesay and Caithness fencibles, 1794[C23B]
President of the Board of Agriculture, 1793-98, 1806-14[C23B]
MP for Lostwithiel, 1784-90[C23B]
MP for Caithness, 1780-84, 1790-96, 1802-06[C23B]
Biographical
Embarked on his work the Statistical Account of Scotland, 1790,
introducing the German term 'statistic' to the English language.[F76]
Founded the British Wool Society, 1791.[C23B]
Played a major role in the development of the Board of Agriculture.[C23B]
Place of birth: Thurso Castle, Caithness[F76]
Place of death: Edinburgh[F76]
Place of burial: Holyroodhouse[F76] |
