Mark Sykes
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For the English priest, see Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet. For the Irish footballer, see Mark Sykes (footballer).
Colonel Sir Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet (16 March 1879 – 16 February 1919) was an English traveller, Conservative Party politician, and diplomatic advisor, particularly with regard to the Middle East at the time of the First World War.
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Born | Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes (1879-03-16)16 March 1879 |
Died | 16 February 1919(1919-02-16) (aged 39) |
Resting place | St Mary's Church, Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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Known for | Sykes–Picot Agreement, Conservative Party politician, diplomatic advisor, and traveller |
Spouse | Edith Gorst |
Children | 6 |
Parent(s) | Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet Christina Cavendish-Bentinck |
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He is associated with the Sykes–Picot Agreement, drawn up while the war was in progress regarding the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire by the United Kingdom, France and the Russian Empire, and was a key negotiator of the Balfour Declaration.