Mark Sykes

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.

For the English priest, see Sir Mark Sykes, 1st Baronet. For the Irish footballer, see Mark Sykes (footballer).

Sir

Mark Sykes

Bt
Sykes, c. 1918
Born
Tatton Benvenuto Mark Sykes

(1879-03-16)16 March 1879
Westminster, London, England
Died16 February 1919(1919-02-16) (aged 39)
Hôtel Le Lotti, Paris, France
Resting placeSt Mary's Church, Sledmere, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Occupations
  • Soldier
  • Diplomat
  • Middle Eastern advisor to War Cabinet
Known forSykes–Picot Agreement, Conservative Party politician, diplomatic advisor, and traveller
SpouseEdith Gorst
Children6
Parent(s)Sir Tatton Sykes, 5th Baronet
Christina Cavendish-Bentinck

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.

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