Sir William John Alexander, 3rd Baronet QC (1 April 1797 – 31 March 1873) [1] was a British lawyer.
He was the elder son of Sir Robert Alexander, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elisa Wallis, daughter of John Wallis. [2] In 1859, he succeeded his father as baronet. [1] Alexander was educated at Trinity College Dublin [3] and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts and later proceeded Master of Arts. [4]
Alexander was nominated a Queen's Counsel in 1844 and became a bencher of the Middle Temple in the same year. [5] He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1825. [5] In 1863, he was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, an office he held until his death in 1873. [6]
Alexander died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother John. [1]
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Sir William John Alexander, 3rd Baronet QC (1 April 1797 – 31 March 1873) [1] was a British lawyer.
He was the elder son of Sir Robert Alexander, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elisa Wallis, daughter of John Wallis. [2] In 1859, he succeeded his father as baronet. [1] Alexander was educated at Trinity College Dublin [3] and then at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated Bachelor of Arts and later proceeded Master of Arts. [4]
Alexander was nominated a Queen's Counsel in 1844 and became a bencher of the Middle Temple in the same year. [5] He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn in 1825. [5] In 1863, he was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, an office he held until his death in 1873. [6]
Alexander died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother John. [1]
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