ALEXANDER, JOHN HENRY. _b._ Dunbar, July 1796; actor at Queen’s theatre, Glasgow 1810; member of Murray’s company in Edinburgh 1816; managed the Caledonian theatre, Edinburgh; Lessee of Dumfries and Carlisle theatres; stage manager at Newcastle; manager of Dunlop st. theatre, Glasgow and of theatres at Carlisle and Dumfries, and Adelphi theatre, Edin. 1822–29; proprietor of Dunlop st. theatre, Glasgow, the most elegant in Scotland (which he built) 1829–1851; the best actor of Scottish characters, except Charles Mackay. _d._ Glasgow 15 Dec. 1851. NOTE.—On 17 Feb. 1849, 65 persons were killed in attempting to escape from the gallery of his theatre, an alarm having spread that it was on fire. ALEXANDER, JOHN HOBHOUSE INGLIS. _b._ 1832; captain R.N. 16 Aug. 1863; naval aide-de-camp to the Queen 21 April 1875 to death; C.B. 30 Nov. 1864. _d._ Mentone 22 Nov. 1875. ALEXANDER, NATHANIEL. _b._ Hillsborough, co. Down, Aug. 1815; M.P. for co. Antrim (conserv.) 14 April 1841 to 1 July 1852. _d._ Ardimersey cottage, Islay 5 Jany. 1853. ALEXANDER, ROBERT. _b._ Paisley; ed. at Paisley gr. sch.; conducted _Clydesdale journal_ at Hamilton and at Glasgow; conducted the _Western luminary_ at Exeter, about 2 years; edited the _Watchman_ in London; managed the _Morning journal_ to 1830, when he was prosecuted for libel, and condemned to one year’s imprisonment in Newgate, and fined £300, 10 Feb. 1830; edited the _Liverpool Standard_; founded the _Liverpool Mail_ 1836, edited it 1836 to death. _d._ Great Crosby near Liverpool 9 Feb. 1854 in his 59 year. _G.M. xli_, 429–30 (1854). ALEXANDER, SIR ROBERT, 2 Baronet. _b._ 16 Dec. 1769; succeeded 1809. _d._ 35 St. James’s place, London 1 Dec. 1859. ALEXANDER, ROBERT. In the navy 1810–19; ensign Madras army 12 June 1819; adjutant general 24 Sep. 1839 to 15 Aug. 1849; col. 24 N.I. 16 Aug. 1851 to 1869; general 25 June 1870, retired 31 Dec. 1877. _d._ 6 Marloes road South Kensington 16 May 1879 in his 81 year. ALEXANDER, ROBERT. _b._ 2 July 1813; in the Bengal civil service 1832–61; C.B. 18 May 1860. _d._ Schuls, Lower Engadine 16 Aug. 1882. ALEXANDER, THOMAS. _b._ Preston-pans near Edinburgh; entered army medical service 10 Oct. 1834; served in the west Indies, Nova Scotia, Canada, Cape of Good Hope, Turkey, the Crimea and Canada; had charge of the light division throughout the Crimean war; inspector general (local rank) 21 July 1856; director general of army medical department 22 June 1858 to death; hon. surgeon to the Queen 16 Aug. 1859 to death; C.B. 4 Feb. 1856. (_m._ Mary Alice eld. sister of T. Heath Haviland, lieutenant governor of Prince Edward island, she _d._ 12 April 1881). _d._ 26 Norfolk square Hyde Park, London 1 Feb. 1860. NOTE.—A statue of him by Wm. Brodie was unveiled at Preston-pans by Lord Elcho Sep. 1862.