Sinclair Charles Wood

Sinclair Charles Wood OBE (c. 1897 – 26 July 1984), was a British Advertising Director and a Liberal Party politician.

Background Wood was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School. He married Betty. In the 1944 New Year Honours, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 1945 he was awarded the Legion of Merit by the President of USA.

World War One He served in the British Army from 1914 to 1919.

Professional career After starting out as a journalist Wood became a city advertising specialist. He was an authority on market research and the marketing problems of industry. He was managing director of the British Export Trade Advertising Corporation. He was managing director of Pritchard Wood and Partners.

World War Two In 1940 Wood joined the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was Liberal candidate for the Eton and Slough constituency in Buckinghamshire at the 1950 General Election.

He did not stand for parliament again.