Title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Baron Sinclair of Cleeve, of Cleeve in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 21 January 1957 for the businessman and public servant, Robert Sinclair. 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 2010[update] the title is held by his grandson, the third Baron, who succeeded his father in 1985.
Barons Sinclair of Cleeve (1957)
There is no heir to the title.[2]
Arms
Coat of arms of Baron Sinclair of Cleeve
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- Crest
- In front of a saltire Argent a dove Proper beaked and legged Gules in the beak an olive branch also Proper.
- Escutcheon
- Or a cross engrailed Sable in the first quarter a sword erect Proper on a chief also Sable three martlets Gold
- Supporters
- Dexter, a griffin Sable; sinister, a unicorn Argent; each gorged with a Or white may leaved and flowered Proper.
- Motto
- Credo (I Believe) [3]
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References
- ^ "No. 40981". The London Gazette. 22 January 1957. p. 502.
- ^ Morris, Susan; Bosberry-Scott, Wendy; Belfield, Gervase, eds. (2019). "Sinclair of Cleeve, Baron". Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Vol. 1 (150th ed.). London: Debrett's Ltd. pp. 3191–3193. ISBN 978-1-999767-0-5-1.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage. 2000.