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Sir Douglas Alexander

Male 1864 - 1949  (84 years)


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  • Name Douglas Alexander 
    Title Sir 
    Birth 4 Jul 1864  Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 May 1949  Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 8 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Notes 
    • Alexander 's parents emigrated to Canada when he was a child and he was brought up in Hamilton, Ontario. He was educated at the Hamilton Collegiate Institute and called to the bar in 1886. After practising for a few years in Hamilton he joined the Singer Manufacturing Company of New York City, where he was to stay for the rest of his career, in 1891. He was appointed to the board in 1896 and became president in 1905, holding the position until his death 44 years later.

      Alexander was created a baronet in the 1921 Birthday Honours for his services to the welfare of industrial workers.
    Person ID I26440  Private
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 

    Father Andrew Alexander,   b. 29 Jul 1832, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Harriet Newell Hayward,   b. 16 Feb 1834, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1906, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1857 
    Family ID F10315  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helen Hamilton Gillespie,   b. 16 Dec 1864, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 12 Jun 1889 
    Children 
     1. George Hayward Alexander,   b. 6 Aug 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1893, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Elizabeth Agnes Alexander,   b. 22 Jun 1895, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1944, Edgehill, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     3. Helen Douglas Alexander,   b. 20 Apr 1897, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1984, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     4. Grace Hayward Alexander,   b. 4 Jun 1898, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1906, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
     5. Douglas Hamilton Alexander,   b. 6 Jun 1900, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1983, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Archibald Gillespie Alexander,   b. 29 Mar 1907, New York City, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1978, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
    Family ID F10319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2023 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 4 Jul 1864 - Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
     Death - 22 May 1949 - Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Link to Google Earth
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