27-695: John Sinclair may refer to: Politicians [ edit ] Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet (1754–1835), politician and writer on agriculture and finance John Sinclair (Australian politician) (1807–1890), MLA for North Melbourne John Mitchell Sinclair (1819–1890), South Australian politician Sir John Sinclair, 3rd Baronet (1825–1912), Scottish politician and landowner John Sinclair (mayor) (1827–1906), mayor of Brisbane John Sinclair (Ayr Burghs MP) (1842–1892), Liberal MP for Ayr Burghs John Howard Sinclair (1848–1924), Canadian politician John Sinclair (New Zealand politician) (1850–1940), member of
54-575: A biography published in 1856 see For a description of the "Old Statistical Account" (and the "New") see For more on the history of the term "statistics", see the entry in John Sinclair (New Zealand carpenter) John Sinclair (18 September 1843 – 18 July 1925) was a notable New Zealand carpenter , builder, station manager and harbourmaster. He was born in Olrig , Caithness , Scotland in 1843. This New Zealand biographical article
81-739: A leading part in the formation of the African Association , founded to promote knowledge of Africa. In 1794, Sinclair raised the Rothesay and Caithness Fencibles, the first of the Highland Fencible Corps which could be called to serve in the entirety of Great Britain and not merely Scotland. He later raised a second fencible unit, the Caithness Highlanders, who would go on to serve in Ireland during
108-699: A paper on agriculture to the British Association for the Advancement of Science , but this was found to lack "facts which can be stated numerically." Around 1790 he wrote about analysing the "quantum of happiness" in the people of Scotland. Sinclair's works sometimes were the first recording of details of archaeological monuments of Scotland . For example, the first recorded mention of the Catto Long Barrow in Aberdeenshire
135-421: A popular German "penny dreadful" John Sinclair (sociologist) (born 1944) See also [ edit ] Jonathan Sinclair (disambiguation) Jack Sinclair (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title John Sinclair . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
162-594: The Irish Rebellion of 1798 . His reputation as a financier and economist had been established by the publication, in 1784, of his History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire; in 1793 widespread ruin was prevented by the adoption of his plan for the issue of Exchequer Bills ; and it was on his advice that, in 1797, Pitt issued the "loyalty loan" of 18 millions for the prosecution of
189-696: The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland , and sat as president of the Highland Society of London in 1796. Also, in 1796, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences . He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1797. Originally a supporter of Pitt's war policy, Sinclair later joined the party of "armed neutrality." In 1805 he
216-599: The Slave Compensation Act 1837 , but died before any payment was issued. MacDonald and his wife Jane Campbell received compensation after Sinclair's death. He died at home, 133 George Street, in the centre of Edinburgh's New Town . He is buried in the Royal Chapel at Holyrood Abbey . His stone sarcophagus lies towards the north-east. Sinclair, who was made a baronet in 1786, married twice. On 26 March 1776 he married his first wife Sarah Maitland,
243-641: The Court of Session John Sinclair, Master of Caithness (died 1576), Scottish nobleman John Sinclair, 10th Lord Sinclair (died 1676), Scottish nobleman John Sinclair, 23rd Lord Herdmanston , Scottish noble John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness (died 1705), Scottish nobleman John Sinclair, Lord Murkle (died 1755), Scottish judge John Sinclair, 11th Earl of Caithness (died 1789), Scottish noble John Sinclair (archdeacon of Middlesex) (1797–1875), Scottish Archdeacon of Middlesex John Sinclair (interpreter) , Canadian clergyman and interpreter among
270-761: The Cree in the 19th century John Sinclair (New Zealand carpenter) (1843–1925), New Zealand carpenter, builder, station manager and harbourmaster John Sinclair (archdeacon of Cirencester) (1853–1919), British clergyman, Archdeacon of Cirencester John Sinclair (physician) (1868–1940), British physician, Chief Medical Officer to the General Post Office John Houston Sinclair (1871–1961), British civil servant in Zanzibar Sir John Sinclair (British Army officer) (1897–1977), British Army general, head of
297-823: The New Zealand Legislative Council John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland (1860–1925), Scottish politician John Ewen Sinclair (1879–1949), Canadian politician John William Sinclair (1879–?), politician in Ontario, Canada John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso (born 1953), British Member of Parliament for Caithness and Sutherland Music and poetry [ edit ] John Sinclair (poet) (1941–2024), American poet and political activist John Sinclair (musician) (born 1952), British musician, played with Ozzy Osbourne and Uriah Heep Yasus Afari (born 1962), Jamaican dub poet, born John Sinclair Johnny Sinclair , musician in
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#1732800942011324-681: The Secret Intelligence Service John S. Sinclair (1897–1972), American lawyer and financier John Sinclair (Lord Lieutenant of Caithness) (1898–1979), Scottish Lord Lieutenant John McHardy Sinclair (1933–2007), British linguist John Henderson Sinclair (1935–2009), British scholar and academic John Sinclair (environmentalist) (1939–2019), Australian environmentalist Jackie Sinclair (1943–2010), Scottish footballer John Sinclair (footballer) (born 1948), Australian rules footballer for Essendon John Sinclair (German fiction) , fictional protagonist of
351-678: The bands The Pursuit of Happiness and Universal Honey "John Sinclair", a song by John Lennon on the Some Time in New York City album Actors [ edit ] John Sinklo , sometimes known as John Sinclair, English renaissance actor John West Sinclair (1900–1945), American silent-screen actor John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962), Scottish actor Others [ edit ] John Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Caithness (died 1529), Scottish nobleman John Sinclair (bishop) (died 1566), Ordinary Lord and later Lord President in
378-468: The inquiry: "Many people were at first surprised at my using the words "statistical" and "statistics", as it was supposed that some term in our own language might have expressed the same meaning. But in the course of a very extensive tour through the northern parts of Europe, which I happened to take in 1786, I found that in Germany they were engaged in a species of political enquiry to which they had given
405-553: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Sinclair&oldid=1217184191 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet Colonel Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet , PC , MP , FRS , FRSE , FSA (10 May 1754 – 21 December 1835),
432-544: The means of its future improvement; but as I thought that a new word might attract more public attention, I resolved on adopting it, and I hope it is now completely naturalised and incorporated with our language." For Sinclair, statistics involved collecting facts, but these were not necessarily, or even typically, numerical. Sinclair was a proponent of new agricultural methods, and large tracts of land on his Caithness estate were let out to tenants who kept new breeds of livestock such as Cheviot sheep . This plan meant evicting
459-405: The name "statistics," and though I apply a different meaning to that word—for by "statistical" is meant in Germany an inquiry for the purposes of ascertaining the political strength of a country or questions respecting matters of state—whereas the idea I annex to the term is an inquiry into the state of a country, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantum of happiness enjoyed by its inhabitants, and
486-588: The only child and heir of Alexander Maitland of Stoke Newington. Together they had two daughters, Hannah and Janet , who became a religious writer. His first wife died in 1785. In 1788, Sinclair married Diana MacDonald, daughter of Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald , and together they had 13 children. His eldest son, Sir George Sinclair, 2nd Baronet (1790–1868), was a writer and a Member of Parliament , representing Caithness at intervals from 1811 until 1841, and married Lady Catherine Camilla Tollemache. His son, Sir John George Tollemache Sinclair, 3rd Baronet ,
513-542: The sitting tenants and giving them smaller plots of land to work, often in harsh coastal areas such as Badbea . Eventually many of the displaced tenants emigrated. Sinclair was a member of most of the continental agricultural societies, a fellow of the Royal Society of London and the Royal Society of Edinburgh , as well as of the Antiquarian Society of London , a member and sometimes president of
540-710: The war. From 1800 until 1816, he lived with his family at 6 Charlotte Square (now known as Bute House ) in Edinburgh. During his life, Sinclair served as trustee for a marriage settlement for Archibald McDonald, his brother-in-law, which included slave plantations in Saint Vincent and 610 slaves . After Parliament abolished slavery in British Empire with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 , Sinclair filed for partial compensation under
567-458: Was a Scottish politician, military officer and writer who was one of the first people to use the word " statistics " in the English language in his pioneering work, Statistical Accounts of Scotland , which was published in 21 volumes. Sinclair was the eldest son of George Sinclair of Ulbster (d. 1770), a member of the family of the earls of Caithness , and his wife Lady Janet Sutherland. He
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#1732800942011594-498: Was a member for the same constituency from 1869 to 1885. The first baronet's third son, also named John (1797–1875), became Archdeacon of Middlesex ; the fourth son was Captain Archibald Sinclair RN; the fifth son, William (1804–1878), was Prebendary of Chichester and was the father of William MacDonald Sinclair (1850–1917), who in 1889 became Archdeacon of London ; the fourth daughter, Catherine Sinclair ,
621-527: Was an author. Sinclair's services to scientific agriculture were conspicuous. He supervised the compilation of the Statistical Account of Scotland (21 vols., 1791–1799) which was drawn up from the communications of the Ministers of the different parishes '. This became known as the "Old Statistical Account." In volume XX (p. xiii) Sinclair explained the choice of name and the purpose of
648-567: Was appointed by Pitt a commissioner for the construction of roads and bridges in the north of Scotland, in 1810 he was made a member of the privy council and, next year, received the lucrative sinecure office of Commissioner of excise . When the Statistical Society of London (now the Royal Statistical Society ) was founded in 1834, Sinclair at 80 was the oldest original member. In the same year he presented
675-717: Was born at Thurso Castle , Caithness . He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh. After studying law at the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow and Trinity College, Oxford , he completed his legal studies at Lincoln's Inn in London in 1774. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland in 1775, and also called to the English bar , although he never practised. He had inherited his father's estates in 1770 and had no financial need to work. In 1780, he
702-618: Was made by Sinclair in 1795. He was the author of the books Statistical Accounts of Scotland ; History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire 1784; The Code of Health and Longevity 1807; Code of Agriculture 1819. After a tour of agricultural inquiry in Flanders in 1815 he wrote a pamphlet: "Hints Regarding the Agriculture State of the Netherlands, Compared with that of Great Britain", Mc Millan, Londen, 1815. For
729-581: Was returned to the House of Commons for the Caithness constituency , and subsequently represented several English constituencies, his parliamentary career extending, with few interruptions, until 1811. Sinclair established at Edinburgh a society for the improvement of British wool , and was mainly instrumental in the creation of the Board of Agriculture , of which he was the first president. In 1788 he played
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