Founder and president of the first Board of Agriculture. Born Scotland into family of the Earls of Caithness. 1780 entered the House of Commons. Promoted a scientific and statistical approach to agriculture. 1786 made a baronet. Had 13 children, and one of his grandsons was Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair. Died at home in Edinburgh.
Alamy have an image of Sinclair showing him just a grumpy looking as in the medallion bust on the Colonial Office - B04 - Sinclair.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir John Sinclair
When we published we wrote: "Who is this man? His identity escapes both us an...
The Abercrombie Plan consists of the 1943 'County of London Plan' and the 1944 'Greater London Plan'. Devised by Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie and John Henry Forshaw in preparation for regeneratio...
Concept, Gardens / Agriculture, Politics & Administration, Social Welfare, Transport
From their website: "We're the charity who look after and bring to life 2,000 miles of waterways, because we believe that life is better by water." Canal & River Trust took over the guardiansh...
The 1901 inscription reads "To the glory of God and the pious memory of all who died in faith and whose mortal remains are interred in this graveyard". We know that in 1893 large areas of the chur...
The memorial at the entrance to these fields tells how this playground came into existence. It is the only public space in London where adults are not allowed without children.
From their website: "The Friends of Lordship Recreation Ground are a group of local people dedicated to organising events and activities to encourage local people to use the park. In addition to s...
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