23 Facts About Arthur Sinclair

Commodore Arthur Sinclair was a United States Navy officer who served in during the Quasi-War, the First Barbary War and the War of 1812.

Arthur Sinclair was attached to the Mediterranean Squadron from June 1804 to July 1806, participating in the attacks on Tripoli on board Essex.

Arthur Sinclair then sailed Gunboat No 10 to the United States.

For much of the War of 1812, Sinclair was assigned to the Great Lakes as part of Commodore Isaac Chauncey's squadron, where he commanded the warship General Pike in an engagement on Lake Ontario on 28 September 1813.

Arthur Sinclair conducted a hit-and-run raid at St Marys River, Upper Canada, capturing a small merchantman, the Mink.

Arthur Sinclair sent Daniel Turner with a detachment of seamen alongside regulars under Andrew Holmes to penetrate deeper into enemy territory.

Arthur Sinclair commanding 5 vessels transported 550 American regulars and 250 militia led by Lt.

Arthur Sinclair sailed his force to St Joseph Island where the British abandoned their outpost.

Arthur Sinclair landed the American infantry force, and the Americans found a British vessel that had been set on fire by the British who evacuated.

Arthur Sinclair moved his fleet to Mackinac Island that was under British occupation.

Arthur Sinclair arrived at the location and landed infantry troops with artillery.

Arthur Sinclair left two gunboats to blockade the area under the command of Lieutenant Daniel Turner.

Arthur Sinclair instructed Turner to intercept any British supply shipping and then return to Detroit when the weather turned bad.

Arthur Sinclair withdrew back to Detroit in his vessel Niagara with the three newly captured British guns.

Commodore Arthur Sinclair died at Norfolk, Virginia on 7 February 1831.

Arthur Sinclair I left the expedition when they reached America and eventually settled in Norfolk, Virginia, where he made claim to a large tract of land, and became a sea captain sailing between Virginia and England.

Arthur Sinclair retired to Cobham in Surry County where he died in 1791 at age 84.

Arthur Sinclair II married first, Elizabeth, daughter of General John Hartwell Cocke, of Mt Pleasant, in Surry County.

Arthur Sinclair II married second on 20 Jan 1810 in Halifax County, Sarah Short Skipwith Kennon, daughter of Colonel Richard Kennon of Conjurer's Neck, Chesterfield County.

Elizabeth Beverly Arthur Sinclair Whittle, married Captain William Conway Whittle, USN, CSN.

Gilberta Fayette Arthur Sinclair, married Dr Conway Davies Whittle, of Norfolk.

Arthur Sinclair II was the great-grandfather of novelist Upton Sinclair, author of the novel The Jungle.

Arthur Sinclair was the second great-grandfather of Vice Admiral Lloyd M Mustin and third great-grandfather of Vice Admiral Henry C "Hank" Mustin and the fourth great-grandfather of Vice Admiral John Mustin.