Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
The Viscount Thurso | |
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Archibald Sinclair as Secretary of State for Air during World War II | |
| Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 26 November 1935 – 26 July 1945 | |
| Deputy | Percy Harris (1940–1945) |
| Preceded by | Herbert Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Clement Davies |
| Secretary of State for Air | |
| In office 11 May 1940 – 23 May 1945 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt |
| Succeeded by | Harold Macmillan |
| Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party | |
| In office 4 November 1931 – 26 November 1935 | |
| Leader | Herbert Samuel |
| Preceded by | Herbert Samuel |
| Succeeded by | Percy Harris 1940–1945 |
| Secretary of State for Scotland | |
| In office 25 August 1931 – 28 September 1932 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald |
| Preceded by | William Adamson |
| Succeeded by | Sir Godfrey Collins |
| Liberal Chief Whip | |
| In office 1930 – 25 August 1931 | |
| Leader | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Robert Hutchison |
| Succeeded by | Goronwy Owen |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| In office 7 July 1954 – 15 June 1970 Hereditary Peerage | |
| Preceded by | Peerage created |
| Succeeded by | The 2nd Viscount Thurso |
| Member of Parliament for Caithness and Sutherland | |
| In office 15 November 1922 – 5 July 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Leicester Harmsworth |
| Succeeded by | Eric Gandar Dower |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair 22 October 1890 Chelsea, London, England or Caithness, Scotland |
| Died | 15 June 1970 (aged 79) Twickenham, London, England |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Marigold Forbes
(m. 1918) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
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Archibald Henry Macdonald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso, KT, CMG, PC (22 October 1890 – 15 June 1970), known as Sir Archibald Sinclair between 1912 and 1952, and often as Archie Sinclair, was a British politician and leader of the Liberal Party.