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699:"Many people were at first surprised at my using the words "statistical" and "statistics", as it was supposed that some term in our own language might have expressed the same meaning. But in the course of a very extensive tour through the northern parts of Europe, which I happened to take in 1786, I found that in Germany they were engaged in a species of political enquiry to which they had given the name "statistics," and though I apply a different meaning to that word—for by "statistical" is meant in Germany an inquiry for the purposes of ascertaining the political strength of a country or questions respecting matters of state—whereas the idea I annex to the term is an inquiry into the state of a country, for the purpose of ascertaining the quantum of happiness enjoyed by its inhabitants, and the means of its future improvement; but as I thought that a new word might attract more public attention, I resolved on adopting it, and I hope it is now completely naturalised and incorporated with our language." 438: 430: 1433: 1482: 68: 1384: 1018: 1923: 760:
war policy, Sinclair later joined the party of "armed neutrality." In 1805 he was appointed by Pitt a commissioner for the construction of roads and bridges in the north of Scotland, in 1810 he was made a member of the
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The Correspondence of the Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Bart. With Reminiscences of the Most Distinguished Characters Who Have Appeared in Great Britain, and in Foreign Countries, During the Last Fifty
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1819. After a tour of agricultural inquiry in Flanders in 1815 he wrote a pamphlet: "Hints Regarding the Agriculture State of the Netherlands, Compared with that of Great Britain", Mc Millan, Londen, 1815.
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which could be called to serve in the entirety of Great Britain and not merely Scotland. He later raised a second fencible unit, the Caithness Highlanders, who would go on to serve in Ireland during the
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in 1786, married twice. On 26 March 1776 he married his first wife Sarah Maitland, the only child and heir of Alexander Maitland of Stoke Newington. Together they had two daughters, Hannah and
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During his life, Sinclair served as trustee for a marriage settlement for Archibald McDonald, his brother-in-law, which included
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For Sinclair, statistics involved collecting facts, but these were not necessarily, or even typically, numerical.
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Sinclair's services to scientific agriculture were conspicuous. He supervised the compilation of the
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His reputation as a financier and economist had been established by the publication, in 1784, of his
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Around 1790 he wrote about analysing the "quantum of happiness" in the people of Scotland.
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Leading Personalities in Statistical Sciences from the Seventeenth Century to the Present,
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Sinclair was a proponent of new agricultural methods, and large tracts of land on his
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Memoirs of the Life and Works of the Late Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Bart.
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in 1793 widespread ruin was prevented by the adoption of his plan for the issue of
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Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002
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In 1794, Sinclair raised the Rothesay and Caithness Fencibles, the first of the
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Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Highland constituencies
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issued the "loyalty loan" of 18 millions for the prosecution of the war.
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estate were let out to tenants who kept new breeds of livestock such as
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For a description of the "Old Statistical Account" (and the "New") see
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Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies
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For more on the history of the term "statistics", see the entry in
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Sinclair's works sometimes were the first recording of details of
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Agricultural Sir John: The life of Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster,
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in 1796. Also, in 1796, he was elected a foreign member of the
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Matthew, H. C. G.; Harrison, B., eds. (23 September 2004).
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and, next year, received the lucrative sinecure office of
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In 1788 he played a leading part in the formation of the
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Sketch of the Civil and Traditional History of Caithness
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In 1788, Sinclair married Diana MacDonald, daughter of
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He died at home, 133 George Street, in the centre of
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Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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From 1800 until 1816, he lived with his family at 6
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History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire;
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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A,
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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
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History of the Public Revenue of the British Empire
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Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
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July 2006. 492:in Scotland in 1775, and also called to the 1899:Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1144: 791: 1431: 1024:. Office of the First Minister of Scotland 737:, a member and sometimes president of the 549:; and it was on his advice that, in 1797, 526:, founded to promote knowledge of Africa. 468:After studying law at the universities of 66: 16:Scottish politician and writer (1754–1835) 1939:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 676: 511:a society for the improvement of British 449:(d. 1770), a member of the family of the 1394: 1377:Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs 1340:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 1170: 1011: 947: 891: 725:agricultural societies, a fellow of the 627:Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald 436: 428: 1225:. American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1220:"Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter S" 1107:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 519:, of which he was the first president. 1861: 1450:For a biography published in 1856 see 1425:Portraits of Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bt 1282: 1198:Am Baile: Highland history and culture 1085: 978: 783: 602:. He is buried in the Royal Chapel at 1984:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh 1884:Nobility from Highland (council area) 860: 858: 856: 854: 852: 850: 751:American Academy of Arts and Sciences 721:Sinclair was a member of most of the 421:, which was published in 21 volumes. 2044:People of the Scottish Enlightenment 1354:Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. 1348:"Sinclair, John", pp. 70–72 in 1212: 954:Journal of the Royal African Society 480:, he completed his legal studies at 2009:Members of the Faculty of Advocates 13: 847: 441:Sinclair's grave in Holyrood Abbey 14: 2065: 1949:Alumni of Trinity College, Oxford 1465:Statistical Accounts of Scotland. 1429:National Portrait Gallery, London 1413: 1369:London: 1836. 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Index

PC
MP
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FRSE
FSA

Henry Raeburn
British Parliament
Caithness
British Parliament
Lostwithiel
British Parliament
Caithness
British Parliament
Petersfield
British Parliament
Caithness
Thurso Castle
Caithness
New Town, Edinburgh
Janet
George
John
William
Catherine
Alma mater
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Trinity College, Oxford
Statistical Accounts of Scotland

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