Colin Sinclair (politician)

The Honourable Sir Colin Sinclair KBE
Secretary for Lands
In office 1 February 1938 – 6 November 1940
Premier	Bertram Stevens Alexander Mair
Preceded by	Ernest Buttenshaw
Succeeded by	Alfred Yeo
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Namoi
In office 11 June 1932 – 18 April 1941
Preceded by	William Scully
Succeeded by	Raymond Hamilton
Personal details
Born	(1876-12-24)24 December 1876 Inverell, Colony of New South Wales
Died	17 March 1956(1956-03-17) (aged 79) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Progressive (to 1925) Country

Sir Colin Archibald Sinclair KBE (24 December 1876 – 17 March 1956) was an Australian politician.

Early life

Sinclair was born in Inverell, New South Wales and educated at the New England Grammar School, Armidale and the University of Sydney (BA 1899, LLB 1905). He married Edith Grant in 1916.^[1]

Sinclair was elected as the member for Namoi in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1932,^[2] and was Secretary for Lands from February 1938 to November 1940,^[3] when he resigned after suggestions that he had a conflict of interest, as a result of his recent appointment as a director of the Bank of New South Wales. He did not run for re-election in Namoi in 1941.^[2]

Sinclair was president of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales from 1943 to 1954 and President of the Bank of New South Wales from 1952 to 1954.^[4][5][6][7] He also served as a president of the Australian Club. He died in Sydney.^[1] Sinclair was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1953 New Year Honours.^[8]

References

1. Atchison, John. "Sinclair, Sir Colin Archibald (1876-1956)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. Green, Antony. "Elections for Namoi". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. "The Hon. Colin Archibald Sinclair (1876-1956)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
4. "Mr. Samuel Hordem has been elected new President of Royal Agricultural Society". The Farmer and Settler. 2 July 1954. p. 3. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via Trove.
5. "New President of Bank of NSW". The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate. 31 December 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via Trove.
6. "Sir C. Sinclair President of Bank Of N.S.W." The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 January 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via Trove.
7. "Bank job for Morshead". Barrier Miner. 27 November 1954. p. 12. Retrieved 17 March 2018 – via Trove.
8. "No. 39734". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 30 December 1952. p. 40.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by William Scully	Member for Namoi 1932 – 1941	Succeeded by Raymond Hamilton
Political offices
Preceded by Ernest Buttenshaw	Secretary for Lands 1938 – 1940	Succeeded by Alfred Yeo
Non-profit organization positions
Preceded by Sir Archibald Howie	President of the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales 1943–1954	Succeeded by Sam Hordern
Business positions
Preceded by Sir Martin McIlrath	President of the Bank of New South Wales 1952–1954	Succeeded by Sir Leslie Morshead