Alexander Carlyle


Alexander Carlyle

Portrait of Rev. Alexander Carlyle, 1796, by Sir Henry Raeburn.
Portrait of Rev. Alexander Carlyle, 1796, by Sir Henry Raeburn.
Born(1722-01-26)26 January 1722
Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire
Died28 August 1805(1805-08-28) (aged 83)
OccupationChurch leader, autobiographer
NationalityScottish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh;
University of Glasgow;
University of Leiden

Alexander Carlyle MA DD FRSE (26 January 1722—28 August 1805) was a Scottish church leader, and autobiographer. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1770/71.