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Archibald Sinclair

1866 – 1922

British journalist

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Lived 1866 – 1922 (aged 55–56). Archibald Sinclair was a newspaper editor and sports journalist.

Archibald Sinclair (11 January 1866–1922) was a British journalist who wrote primarily on sports, particularly swimming. With William Henry, he administered the Swimmer's Life Saving Society, founded in London in 1893.

Sinclair was educated at St Mark's College, Chelsea, London. He was the vice-president of the Royal Life-Saving Society and its joint Honorary-Secretary from 1891 to 1899. He was the sports editor for The Morning (a London newspaper published from 1892 to 1898) and was on the staff of The Sportsman for several years. Sinclair became sub-editor for the Referee in 1897. For many years he was an official for the Amateur Athletic Association and the Amateur Swimming Association.

He married in 1888.

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British journalist

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Archibald Sinclair was born in 1866.

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Archibald Sinclair died on 22 March 1922.

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Archibald Sinclair was a newspaper editor and sports journalist.

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· Wikidata: Q27828203

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