Alexander St Clair, 19th Baron of Roslin explained

Alexander St Clair
Baron of Roslin
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
Birth Date:1672
Death Date:1706

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

Alexander's poems are preserved in manuscript form in the Advocates Library.[1]

Family

Alexander married Jean, daughter of Robert, 7th Lord Sempill. He was succeeded by his son, William St Clair of Roslin, and had two other sons and three daughters who died young.[1] Alexander died in 1706.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: 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 . 292-293 . June 21, 2021.
  2. Book: Dickson, John . 1894 . The Ruined Castles of Mid-Lothian: Their Position, Their Families, Their ruins, and Their History . . Robert R. Sutherland . 174 . June 21, 2021.