James Edward Alexander

For other people with the same name, see James Alexander (disambiguation).

Sir

James Edward Alexander

Kt KStJ CB KLS FRSE FRGS
James Edward Alexander, 1827
National Portrait Gallery, London
Born(1803-10-16)16 October 1803
Stirling, Scotland
Died2 April 1885(1885-04-02) (aged 81)
Ryde, Isle of Wight
Buried
Old Logie Kirkyard near Menstrie
Allegiance United Kingdom
BranchEast India Company East India Company Army
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Army
RankGeneral
Unit
Campaigns
Awards
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Spouse(s)
​
​
(m. 1837)​

General Sir James Edward Alexander Kt KStJ CB KLS FRSE FRGS[11] (16 October 1803 – 2 April 1885) was a Scottish traveller, writer and soldier in the British Army.

Alexander was the driving force behind the placement of Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment.[11]

  1. ^ a b c d WO 25/784/143, Folio 293: Statement of the Services of Capt. James Edw. Alexander of the 42nd Regiment of Foot with a Record of such other Particulars as may be useful in case of his Death, The National Archives, Kew, 1829, pp. 293–294
  2. ^ "War-Office, March 9, 1832". The Edinburgh Gazette. No. 4050. 16 March 1832. p. 71.
  3. ^ "War-Office, 11 September 1840". The London Gazette. No. 19892. 11 September 1840. p. 2044.
  4. ^ Hart, Henry George (1854). The New Annual Army List, and Militia List, for 1854. Vol. 15. London: John Murray. p. 165.
  5. ^ a b c d Hart, Henry George (1877). The New Annual Army List, Militia List and Indian Civil Service List, for 1877 (PDF). Vol. 38. London: John Murray. p. 16.
  6. ^ "St. James Palace". The London Gazette. No. 19833. 6 March 1840. p. 555.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dod was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bonhams (2014). "Auction: Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins, 12 November 2014, Knightsbridge, London. LOT 66: A C.B. and K.St.J. group of eleven to Major General Sir James Edward Alexander, 14th Foot, late 16th Lancers and 13th Light Dragoons". Bonhams. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. ^ "War Office, May 24, 1873". The London Gazette. No. 232979. 24 May 1873. p. 2583.
  10. ^ "Whitehall, March 26, 1834". The London Gazette. No. 19143. 4 April 1834. p. 616.
  11. ^ a b Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (PDF). Vol. 1. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. Retrieved 8 December 2011.