Sydney Checkland

Sydney Checkland
FBA FRSE
Sydney Checkland FBA FRSE
Born	Sydney George Checkland; 9 October 1916; Ottawa, Ontario
Died	22 March 1986 (aged 69); Cambridge
Political party	Common Wealth Party
Spouse	Olive Edith Anthony (m. 1942)
Awards	Scottish Arts Council Book Award ; 1972 The Gladstones: a Family Biography, 1764-1851 ; Saltire Society Literary Awards – Scottish History Book of the Year; 1975 Scottish Banking: a History, 1695-1973 ;
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Birmingham; University of Liverpool
Academic work
Discipline	History
Sub-discipline	Economic history
Institutions	University of Liverpool; University of Cambridge; University of Glasgow; Visiting positions Institute for Advanced Study ; Monash University ; Australian National University ; Queen's University at Kingston ; University of Alberta ;
President of the National Union of Students
	In office; 1941-1942
Preceded by	P A H Rivett
Succeeded by	Jack T Allanson
President of the Economic History Society
	In office; 1977-1980
Preceded by	F J Fisher
Succeeded by	Michael Flinn
Military service
Branch/service	British Army; Canadian Army
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Manchester Regiment
Commands	Governor General's Foot Guards
Battles/wars	World War II Normandy landings; ;

Sydney George Checkland FBA FRSE (9 October 1916 – 22 March 1986) was a British-Canadian economic historian.