John Houston Sinclair
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John Houston Sinclair CMG CBE (1871 – 17 August 1961) was the British Resident civil servant in Zanzibar and chief secretary to the Government of the Zanzibar Protectorate.
John Houston Sinclair was born in 1871,[1] the son of William Houston Sinclair. He married Muriel Cockburn on 29 April 1902 and they had a daughter, Katherine Theodosia Sinclair (died 2001).
Career
Sinclair held various official posts in Zanzibar (1899-1924), rising to become British Resident[1] and chief secretary to the Government of the Zanzibar Protectorate.[2]
He played a pivotal role in the creation of Zanzibar Stone Town.[3]
On his retirement as British Resident at Zanzibar, Sinclair was conferred with the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar (first class) by the Sultan of Zanzibar.[4]
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