Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet
Sir William John Alexander, 3rd Baronet QC (1 April 1797 – 31 March 1873)[1] was a British lawyer.
He was the elder son of Sir Robert Alexander, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elisa Wallis, daughter of John Wallis.[2] In 1859, he succeeded his father as baronet.[1] Alexander was educated at the University of Dublin and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts and later proceeded Master of Arts.[3]
Alexander was nominated a Queen's Counsel in 1844 and became a bencher of the Middle Temple in the same year.[4] He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1825.[4] In 1863, he was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, an office he held until his death in 1873.[5]
Alexander died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother John.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Leigh Rayment - Baronetage". Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ↑ "ThePeerage - Sir William John Alexander, 3rd Bt". Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ↑ "Alexander, William John (ALKR824WJ)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dod, Robert P. (1860). The Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Whitaker and Co. pp. 87–88.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 22702. p. 446. 27 January 1863. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
| Legal offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir Edward Smirke |
Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall 1863–1873 |
Succeeded by George Loch |
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded by Robert Alexander |
Baronet (of Dublin) 1859–1873 |
Succeeded by John Wallis Alexander |