1st Earl of Caledon James Alexander

1730 - 1802  (72 years)

• Name	James Alexander  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	1st Earl of Caledon
  Birth	1730	Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland   [4, 5, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1752	Fort George, Madras, India   [3]
  Occupation	1754  [3]
  	Sheriff in Madras, India
  Occupation	1754  [3]
  	Sub-Accountant and Book-Keeper of Deposits from the Mayor's Courts
  Occupation	1757  [3]
  	Junior Merchant at Madras
  Occupation	1757  [3]
  	Sheriff in Madras, India
  Occupation	1759  [3]
  	Third in Council at Vizagapatam
  Occupation	1760  [3]
  	Senior Merchant and Third in Council at Masulipatam
  Occupation	1762  [3]
  	Eleventh in Council at Fort St George, Civil and Military Paymaster,and Military Storekeeper
  Occupation	1766  [3]
  	Sixth Member of the Bengal Council, Import Warehouse Keeper, CustomMaster and Mint Master
  Occupation	1769  [3]
  	Fifth Member of Council, Collector General, Accountant and CustomMaster
  Occupation	1770  [3]
  	Third Member of Council, Chief of Patna and Chief of the Council ofRevenue for Bihar
  Occupation	1771  [3]
  	Second Member of Council and appointed Chief of the Council of Revenueat Murshidabad
  Departure	1772  [3]
  	India
  Occupation	Irish landlord  [3]
  Occupation	Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons  [2]
  Occupation	merchant  [2, 3]
  Occupation	Between 1772 and 1789  [3, 4, 7]
  	Member of Parliament for Londonderry City
  Residence	4 Nov 1774	Londonderry, Derry, Northern Ireland   [6]
  Residence	1776	Caledon, Tyrone, Ireland   [3]
  Occupation	1780  [3]
  	High Sheriff of Tyrone
  Occupation	1781  [3]
  	High Sheriff of Armagh
  Title	Baron Caledon
  Title	Viscount Alexander
  Death	23 Mar 1802	Rutland Square, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland   [3, 7]
  Person ID	I292	Alexander Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Alexander, Esq.,   b. 1689, Ballyclose, Drumachose, Derry, Ireland d. 22 Sep 1761, Gunsland, Donegal, Ireland (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth McClintock,   b. Abt 1690, Dunmore, Donegal, Ireland
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1715	Ireland
  Family ID	F309	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Crawford,   b. Abt 1750, Ireland d. 21 Dec 1777, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland (Age ~ 27 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1774	Ireland   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Children	1. Lady Mabella Alexander,   b. 7 Aug 1775, Gunsland, Donegal, Ireland d. 4 Mar 1854 (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lady Elizabeth Alexander,   b. 2 Jun 1776, Gunsland, Donegal, Ireland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. 2nd Earl of Caledon Du Pré Alexander,   b. 14 Dec 1777, Gunsland, Donegal, Ireland d. 8 Apr 1839, Caledon House, Caledon, Tyrone, Ireland (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2024

  
  

• Sources

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