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The Hon. Colin Archibald SINCLAIR, B.A.,LL.B (1876 - 1956)

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Date of Birth: 24/12/1876
Place of Birth: Inverell, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Death: 17/03/1956
Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parliamentary Service
Position Start End Period Notes
Member for Namoi 26 Mar 1938 18 Apr 1941 3 years 24 days
Secretary for Lands 01 Feb 1938 06 Nov 1940 2 years 9 months 6 days
Honorary Minister 29 Jun 1937 31 Jan 1938 7 months 3 days
Member for Namoi 11 May 1935 24 Feb 1938 2 years 9 months 14 days
Member for Namoi 11 Jun 1932 12 Apr 1935 2 years 10 months 2 days
Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly 11 Jun 1932 18 Apr 1941 8 years 10 months 8 days
Political Party Activity
Country Party, councillor 1922 - 1956
Community Activity
Qualifications, occupations and interests
Lawyer (solicitor). Pastoralist and businessman. Educated at Armidale Grammar and University of Sydney., BA 1899, LLB 1905; admitted as a solicitor in 1905, practised little; became a manager of family pastoral properties; director of Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Company in 1936, Union Trustee Company 1938, Bank of New South Wales 1940 - 1956, president 1952 - 1954; director of Commercial Union Assurance Company 1941, McGarvie Smith Institute; member of Australian Board of Cricket Control, honorary secretary 1909 - 1911; councillor of Graziers' Association 1917 - 1938, 1943 - 1947, vice president 1929 - 1932, 1936 - 1938; chairman of Pilliga Pastures Protection Board; councillor of Royal Agricultural Society., president 1943 - 1954; councillor of Flying Doctor Service and Fairbridge Farm schools; member of Board of Scots College; Australian and Union clubs; trustee of St Stephen's Presbyterian church.
Military Service
Honours Received
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1953
Membership of other Parliaments & Offices Held
Local Government Activity
Personal
Son of John Sinclair, pastoralist and Christine Fletcher. Married Edith Grant on 9 April 1916 at Collarenebri. Funeral at Northern Suburbs crematorium from St Stephen's Presbyterian church in Macquarie Street, Sydney.
Additional Information

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.