Education
He was educated at Cheltenham Grammar School.
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Sinclair Charles Wood
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In 1944 he was awarded the Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. In 1945 he was awarded the Legion of Merit by the President of United States of America.
He served in the Army from 1914-1919. 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. In 1940 Wood joined the Royal Air Force Voluntary Reserve.
He was a radar operator on a close-support radar unit and saw service in Africa, Malta, Sicily and Italy. He was appointed Assistant Director of Organisation at the Air Ministry with the rank of acting Wing-Commander.
He was elected to Wycombe Rural District Council.
He was first Treasurer and then Chairman of the Home Counties Liberal Federation. He was Chairman of the party publicity committee. He was selected by Reading Liberal Association to be their candidate for the 1945 General Election but he withdrew and did not contest the elections.
He was Liberal candidate for the Eton and Slough division of Buckinghamshire at the 1950 General Election.
He came third in a four-way contest;
He did not stand for parliament again.
Politics
He was a member of the Liberal Party Council and of the party National Executive.
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Political Party
The Liberal Party
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Legion of Merit
The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements.