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)
Peerage of Scotland
Preceded by
David Melville
Earl of Leven Succeeded by
David Melville
Honorary Titles
Preceded by
The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge of Scotland

1741–1742
Succeeded by
The Earl of Kilmarnock
Political offices
Preceded by
The Earl of Hyndford
Lord High Commissioner
1741–1753
Succeeded by
The Earl of Hopetoun


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