Alexander Speirs

Alexander Speirs (died 5 October 1844) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.

Speirs was the son of Archibald Speirs and his wife Margaret Dundas, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas.^[1]

In 1835 Speirs was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond. He held the seat until 1841.^[2] He was Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 8 August 1838 until his death.^[1]

Speirs married in 1836 Eliza Stewart Hagart, daughter of Thomas C. Hagart of Bantaskine and his wife Miss Stewart "of the Field" a well-known Glasgow beauty. Their son Archibald Alexander Speirs was MP for Renfrewshire and their daughter married to Colonel Alexander of Ballochmyle, M.P. for Ayrshire.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Elderslie House
^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Speirs

Honorary titles
Preceded by Archibald Campbell	Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire 1838–1844	Succeeded by The Earl of Glasgow

Persondata
Name	Speirs, Alexander
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	5 October 1844
Place of death