Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven

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Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven (d. 2 September 1754) was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven.

On 23 February 1721, he married Mary Erskine and they had one child:

The marriage only lasted two years after Mary's death in 1723 and on 10 March 1726, he married Elizabeth Monypenny. They had four children:

  • Lady Mary Melville
  • General Lord Alexander Melville (1731–?)
  • Lady Anne Melville (d. 1779)
  • Lady Elizabeth Melville (d. 1788)
Preceded by:
David Melville		 Earl of Leven Succeeded by:
David Melville
Preceded by:
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne		 Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland
1741–1742		 Succeeded by:
The Earl of Kilmarnock
Preceded by:
The Earl of Hyndford		 Lord High Commissioner
1741–1753		 Succeeded by:
The Earl of Hopetoun
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