Baron Sinclair of Cleeve
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Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, of Cleeve in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1957 for Robert John Sinclair, a businessman and public servant. 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 2007 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1985.
[edit] Barons Sinclair of Cleeve (1957)
- 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 barony.
[edit] References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page