Sir Hugh Sinclair

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Hugh_Sinclair
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkbp:birthDate 1873-08-18
gptkbp:child gptkb:John_Sinclair
gptkbp:deathDate 1939-11-04
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_College,_Dartmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Hugh Sinclair
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Director_of_British_Naval_Intelligence
gptkb:Director_of_the_Secret_Intelligence_Service_(MI6)
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork establishing MI6
purchasing Bletchley Park for codebreaking
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
intelligence officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Admiral_Frederick_Beauchamp_Paget_Seymour
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Mansfield_Smith-Cumming
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Violet_Sinclair
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Stewart_Menzies
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Security_Coordination
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4