John Sinclair (priest)

John Stewart Sinclair (15 May 1853 – 30 April 1919) was a British clergyman who became Archdeacon of Cirencester.

Sinclair was the son of Prebendary William Sinclair, sometime Rector of Pulborough, Sussex; and the grandson of the Scottish politician and author Sir John Sinclair Bt MP.[1] He was educated at Repton School and Oriel College, Oxford, and ordained in 1876.[2] After curacies in Pulborough and Fulham, he was vicar of St Dionis, Parsons Green,[3] and then in Cirencester[4] until his appointment as Archdeacon.

References
  1. SINCLAIR, Ven. John Stewart, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2016 (online edition, Oxford University Press, 2014.
  2. 'University and City Intelligence' Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 30 December 1876; Issue 6457.
  3. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co, 1889.
  4. 'Ecclesiastical Intelligence' The Times (London, England), Friday, 29 April 1898; p. 8; Issue 35503.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Henry Rudge Hayward		 Archdeacon of Cirencester
1908–1919		 Succeeded by
Reginald Waterfield


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