Alexander Lauder of Blyth

Sir Alexander Lauder of Blyth, Knt. (died 9 September 1513) was Provost of Edinburgh almost continually from 1500 to 1513. He was Commissioner to the Scottish Parliament, 1504–06, and an Auditor of the Exchequer in Scotland. He appears to have been on terms of intimacy with the King, James IV, with whom he played cards and to whom he occasionally lent money.[1] "He led the men of Edinburgh to join the King's host" at the battle of Flodden, and fell there.[2][3]

  1. ^ Young, Margaret D., MA., editor, The Parliaments of Scotland – Burgh & Shire Commissioners, Edinburgh, 1993, vol 2, p408
  2. ^ Whitson, Sir Thomas, LL.D., The Lord Provosts of Edinburgh, 1296 – 1932, Edinburgh, 1932, p10
  3. ^ Guthrie, William (1767). A General History of Scotland. Vol. 4. Paternoster Row, London: A. Hamilton, Robinson and Roberts. pp. 371-373. Retrieved 8 May 2023.