Ian Sinclair
British lawyer and diplomat
About Ian Sinclair
Lived 1926 – 2013 (aged 86–87). Ian Sinclair was a British international law scholar.
Sir Ian McTaggart Sinclair (14 January 1926 – 8 July 2013) was a British international lawyer and diplomat.
Born in Glasgow, Sinclair was educated at the Glasgow Academy, Merchiston Castle School, and King's College, Cambridge, where he read law. He joined the Foreign Office as an assistant legal adviser in 1950. In 1976, he was appointed Legal Adviser to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, serving until 1984, when he retired early. After his retirement, Sinclair returned to the bar.
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British lawyer and diplomat
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Ian Sinclair was born in 1926.
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Ian Sinclair died in 2013.
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Ian Sinclair was an international law scholar.
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Ian Sinclair was British.
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· DBpedia: Ian Sinclair (barrister)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ian Sinclair. https://biography.guide/ian-sinclair-international-law-scholar/
MLA: "Ian Sinclair." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ian-sinclair-international-law-scholar/.
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