Alexander Colden

Alexander Colden
President of the Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York
In office
1764–1766
Preceded byWilliam Alexander
Succeeded byWalter Rutherfurd
Personal details
Born(1716-08-13)August 13, 1716
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America
DiedDecember 12, 1774(1774-12-12) (aged 58)
Flushing, New York, U.S.
Spouse
Elizabeth Nicolls
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(died 1774)​
Parent(s)Cadwallader Colden
Alice Chrystie Colden

Alexander Colden (August 13, 1716 – December 12, 1774)[1][2] was an American merchant and public official in Colonial New York who was the son of Cadwallader Colden.[3]

  1. ^ "Genealogical Notes of the Colden Family," by Edwin R Purple (1873), from The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, with additions. Online at https://archive.org/details/genealogicalnote1873purp
  2. ^ New York Gazette, and Weekly Mercury, 19 Dec 1774 (New York, New York), p. 3. Alexander Colden death notice.
  3. ^ Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York (1911). Roster of Saint Andrew's Society of the State of New York with Biographical Data. D. Taylor. Retrieved 26 July 2019.