Sir Douglas Alexander

1864 - 1949  (84 years)

• Name	Douglas Alexander
  Title	Sir
  Birth	4 Jul 1864	Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 May 1949	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
  Siblings	8 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Andrew Hayward Alexander,   b. 6 Mar 1858, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England d. 15 Dec 1936, Perth, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years) ▻ Isabella Eleanor Kyle,  m. 15 Dec 1892   2. George William Alexander,   b. 10 Sep 1859, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England   3. Arthur Alexander,   b. 13 May 1862, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England ▻ Elsie Chilman,  m. 27 Sep 1887   4. Ernest Alexander,   b. 8 Dec 1863, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England ▻ Jessie Edgar,  m. 12 Jun 1889   5. Sir Douglas Alexander,   b. 4 Jul 1864, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England d. 22 May 1949, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA  (Age 84 years) ▻ Helen Hamilton Gillespie,  m. 12 Jun 1889   6. Christina Mary Alexander,   b. 8 Feb 1866, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England d. 23 Jan 1923, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)   7. Archibald Greig Alexander,   b. 21 Jun 1868, Lightcliffe, West Yorkshire, England d. 11 Jan 1938, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)   8. Samuel Herbert Alexander,   b. 4 Apr 1870, Southowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England ▻ Wilhelmina Towers,  m. 17 Nov 1897   9. Margaret Nellie Alexander,   b. 8 Dec 1871, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada ▻ Walter Hamilton Gillespie,  m. 2 Jul 1901   10. Phillip Henry Alexander,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 May 1935, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 60 years) ▻ Ethel Dundas O'Reilly,  m. 18 Apr 1905   11. Kate Alexander,   b. 6 Feb 1876, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jun 1936  (Age 60 years) ▻ George Hamilton Gillespie,  m. 27 Dec 1897   12. Henry Sanders Alexander,   b. 10 Apr 1878, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada
  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
  Mother	Harriet Newell Hayward,   b. 16 Feb 1834, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland d. 29 Dec 1906, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (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
  Marriage	12 Jun 1889
  Children	1. George Hayward Alexander,   b. 6 Aug 1893, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada d. 1893, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   2. Elizabeth Agnes Alexander,   b. 22 Jun 1895, New York City, New York, USA d. 14 Sep 1944, Edgehill, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Age 49 years)   3. Helen Douglas Alexander,   b. 20 Apr 1897, New York City, New York, USA d. 24 Oct 1984, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Age 87 years)   4. Grace Hayward Alexander,   b. 4 Jun 1898, Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 May 1906, New York City, New York, USA (Age 7 years)   5. Douglas Hamilton Alexander,   b. 6 Jun 1900, New York City, New York, USA d. Dec 1983, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Age 83 years)   6. Archibald Gillespie Alexander,   b. 29 Mar 1907, New York City, New York, USA d. Apr 1978, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F10319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

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