John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, GCSI, GCIE (July 7, 1860 – January 11, 1925) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, soldier, peer, administrator and Privy Councillor who served as the Secretary of Scotland from 1905 to 1912 and the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919. Baron Pentland was born John Sinclair to Sir John Sinclair, 6th baronet of Dunbeath.
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- John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, GCSI, GCIE (July 7, 1860 – January 11, 1925) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, soldier, peer, administrator and Privy Councillor who served as the Secretary of Scotland from 1905 to 1912 and the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919. Baron Pentland was born John Sinclair to Sir John Sinclair, 6th baronet of Dunbeath. He studied in the United Kingdom and in 1892, entered the United Kingdom House of Commons as an elected member of parliament for Dunbartonshire from the Liberal Party. He was elected for a second term from Forfar in 1897 and served in the British Parliament from 1892 to 1895 and 1897 to 1909. He also served as an Aide-de-Camp and secretary to Lord Aberdeen. Sinclair was appointed to the Privy Council in 1905. He served as the Secretary for Scotland from 1905 to 1912 and as the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919. Braon Pentland died in 1925. During his tenure as Governor of Madras, Pentland became popular in India for the interest he showed in the indigenous tradition and culture. At the same time, he is also remembered for his crackdown on Annie Besant and leaders of the Home Rule Movement.
- John Sinclair, 1. baron Pentland GCSI, GCIE, brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Liberalnej, minister w rządach Henry'ego Campbella-Bannermana i Herberta Henry'ego Asquitha. Po odbyciu służby wojskowej Sinclair rozpoczął karierę polityczną. W 1892 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin jako reprezentant okręgu Dunbartonshire. Miejsce w parlamencie utracił po przegranych wyborach w 1895 r. Odzyskał je w 1897 r. , kiedy to wygrał wybory uzupełniające w okręgu Forfarshire. Przez wiele lat był parlamentarnym sekretarzem sir Henry'ego Campbella-Bannermana. Był również adiutantem i oficjalnym sekretarzem lorda Aberdeena, kiedy ten był Lordem Namiestnikiem Irlandii i gubernatorem generalnym Kanady. W 1905 r. Sinclair został członkiem Tajnej Rady oraz ministrem ds. Szkocji. W 1909 r. otrzymał tytuł 1. baron Pentland i zasiadł w Izbie Lordów. W latach 1912-1919 był gubernatorem Madrasu. Był kawalerem Krzyża Wielkiego Orderu Gwiazdy Indii oraz Orderu Imperium Indyjskiego. 12 lipca 1904 r. poślubił lady Marjorie Adeline Gordon, córkę Johna Hamiltona-Gordona, 1. markiza Aberdeen i Temair, oraz Ishbel Marjoribanks, córki 1. barona Tweedmouth. John i Marjorie mieli razem syna i córkę: Henry John Sinclair, 2. baron Pentland Margaret Sinclair Lord Pentland zmarł w 1925 r. Tytuł parowski odziedziczył jego jedyny syn.
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- John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland, GCSI, GCIE (July 7, 1860 – January 11, 1925) was a Scottish Liberal Party politician, soldier, peer, administrator and Privy Councillor who served as the Secretary of Scotland from 1905 to 1912 and the Governor of Madras from 1912 to 1919. Baron Pentland was born John Sinclair to Sir John Sinclair, 6th baronet of Dunbeath.
- John Sinclair, 1. baron Pentland GCSI, GCIE, brytyjski polityk, członek Partii Liberalnej, minister w rządach Henry'ego Campbella-Bannermana i Herberta Henry'ego Asquitha. Po odbyciu służby wojskowej Sinclair rozpoczął karierę polityczną. W 1892 r. został wybrany do Izby Gmin jako reprezentant okręgu Dunbartonshire. Miejsce w parlamencie utracił po przegranych wyborach w 1895 r. Odzyskał je w 1897 r. , kiedy to wygrał wybory uzupełniające w okręgu Forfarshire.
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