William Alexander

Brigadier-General Sir William Alexander

Rush ID: 6384

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Details

Born:
4 May 1874
Died:
29 December 1954
Birth place:
UK
Gender:
Male
Ethnicity:
White
Religion:
Unknown
Aristocratic connections:
false
Formative occupation:
Civil servant
Election occupation:
Company director (oil)
Parentage:
Unknown
Notes:
son of Thomas Alexander and d of James Goldie
Knighthood/Dame:
True
Highest Office:
Backbencher
Who's Who volume:
3
Education level:
Postgraduate

References

Rush ID:
6384
MNIS ID:
Not set
Wikidata Entity ID:
Q8004245
Parliament ID:
Not set
Beamish Person ID:
Not set

Name changes

  1. ALEXANDER, Brigadier-General Sir William (1874-1954)

Constituencies

  1. Glasgow Central

    Party: Conservative
    Year of election: 1923
    Date of election: 6 December 1923
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First entry
    Year of exit: 1945*
    Date of exit: c. 1945*
    Party: Conservative
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Sponsorship: None known
    Constituency connections: Area
    Notes: None

Higher education

  1. University of Glasgow

    Graduated

  2. Gottingen

    Graduated

Schools

  1. Kelvinside Academy

Marriages

  1. Ritchie, unknown

    Year: 1928

  2. Spencer, unknown

    Year: 1930

Parties

  1. Conservative Party Member

Political organisations

  1. Conservative Association member

    Glasgow

Clubs

  1. Carlton Club

  2. Royal Air Force Club