John Sinclair (Archdeacon of Middlesex)

John Sinclair^[1] (20 August 1797 - 22 May 1875)^[2] was Archdeacon of Middlesex^[3] from 1844^[4] until his death.^[5]

The son of Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster,^[6] he was educated at Pembroke College, Oxford.^[7] He was ordained in 1821. He was appointed Vicar of Kensington^[8] in 1842,^[9] a post he held while also archdeacon.^[10]

Notes

1. National Archives
2. "We regret to announce the death of the Archdeacon of Middlesex after a short and sharp illness", The Times (London, England), 24 May 1875, p. 10.
3. Janus
4. "Church News", The Morning Post (London, England), 9 January 1844.
5. "Death of Archdeacon Sinclair", The Morning Post (London, England), 24 May 1875, p. 5.
6. "The Able Ulbsters"
7. "Alumni oxonienses: the members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886; their parentage, birthplace and year of birth, with a record of their degrees. Being the matriculation register of the University" Foster, J. (ed) Vol IV, p. 1301, Oxford, Parker & Co 1888.
8. The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Volume 13 (1865) Burkhardt, F. (ed), p. 463: Cambridge, CUP, 2002 ISBN 0521824133
9. 'Memorials of Twickenham: parochial and topographical' Cobbett,R.S. p33: London, Smith Elder & Co, 1872
10. "A Charge delivered to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex at the Visitation, held at St Paul's Covent Garden, Ware, Dunmow and Halstead, April 26 & 30th, and May 1 & 2, 1844", Sinclair, J., London Francis & John Rivington, 1844.