Alexander St Clair, 19th Baron of Roslin
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| Baron of Roslin | |
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| Predecessor | James St Clair, 18th Baron of Roslin |
| Successor | William St Clair of Roslin |
| Noble family | Clan Sinclair |
| Father | James St Clair |
| Mother | Jean Spotswood |
Alexander St Clair (1672-1706) was the 19th Baron of Roslin.
Early life
He was the second son of James St Clair, 18th Baron of Roslin and Jean, daughter of Henry Spotswood, Sheriff of Dublin. His elder brother, James St Clair, had been killed fighting at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 and therefore Alexander succeeded to the estates of Roslin.[1]
Baron of Roslin
He was of considerable poetical ability and his poems are preserved in manuscript form in the Advocates Library.[1]
Family
He married Jean, daughter of Robert, 7th Lord Sempill and was succeeded by his son, William St Clair of Roslin. He also had two other sons and three daughters who died young.[1] He died in 1706.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Saint-Clair, Roland William (1898). The Saint-Clairs of the Isles; being a history of the sea-kings of Orkney and their Scottish successors of the sirname of Sinclair. Shortland Street, Auckland, New Zealand: H. Brett. pp. 292-293. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Dickson, John (1894). The Ruined Castles of Mid-Lothian: Their Position, Their Families, Their ruins, and Their History. Haddington Place, Edinburgh: Robert R. Sutherland. pp. 174. Retrieved 21 June 2021.