British Offices and Honours
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The Right Honourable Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, K.T., C.M.G., P.C.

  • Born: 22 October 1890
  • Died: 15 June 1970

Known as[]

  • 1890-1912: Archibald Sinclair, Esq.
  • 1912-1922: Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt.
  • 1922-1922: Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt., C.M.G.
  • 1922-1931: Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt., C.M.G., M.P.
  • 1931-1941: The Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt., C.M.G., M.P.
  • 1941-1945: The Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt., K.T., C.M.G., M.P.
  • 1945-1952: The Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald Sinclair, Bt., K.T., C.M.G.
  • 1952-1970: The Viscount Thurso, K.T., C.M.G., P.C.

Education[]

  • Eton College
  • Royal Military College, Sandhurst

Offices[]

Lord Lieutenancies[]

  • Lord Lieutenant of Caithness, 1919-1964

Peerage Titles[]

  • Viscount Thurso, 1952

Chivalric Orders[]

Privy Council[]

Parliamentary Seats[]

  • Member of Parliament for Caithness and Sutherland, 1922-1945

Party Positions[]

  • Liberal Chief Whip, 1930-1931
  • Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party, 1931-1935
  • Leader of the Liberal Party, 1935-1945
  • President of the Scottish Liberal Party, 1946-1965


Preceded by:
Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt.
Secretary of State for Air
1940–1945
Succeeded by:
Harold Macmillan
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