Baron Sinclair of Cleeve
Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, of Cleeve in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 21 January 1957 for the businessman and public servant, Robert Sinclair. He notably served as President of the Imperial Tobacco Company and as Director-General of Army Requirements at the War Office from 1939 to 1942 and as Chief Executive at the Ministry of Production from 1943 to 1945. As of 2010[update] the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1985.
Barons Sinclair of Cleeve (1957)
[edit]- Robert John Sinclair, 1st Baron Sinclair of Cleeve (1893–1979)
- John Robert Kilgour Sinclair, 2nd Baron Sinclair of Cleeve (1919–1985)
- John Lawrence Robert Sinclair, 3rd Baron Sinclair of Cleeve (b. 1953).
There is no heir to the title.[2]
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References
[edit]- ^ "No. 40981". The London Gazette. 22 January 1957. p. 502.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Sinclair of Cleeve, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3191–3193. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source] [better source needed]
