There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Alexander, one in the

Baronetage of Nova Scotia Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James ...

and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Four of the creations are extant as of 2010. The Alexander Baronetcy, of Menstre in the County of Clackmannan, was created in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia on 12 July 1625. For more information on this creation, see

Earl of Stirling Earl of Stirling was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 14 June 1633 for William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, William Alexander, 1st Viscount of Stirling. He had already been created a Baronet, of Menstrie, Clackmannanshi ...

. The Alexander, later Cable-Alexander Baronetcy, of the City of Dublin, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 11 December 1809. For more information on this creation, see

Cable-Alexander baronets The Alexander, later Cable-Alexander Baronetcy, of the City of Dublin, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 11 December 1809 for William Alexander, Lord Mayor of Dublin. The second Baronet was a Director of the B ...

. The Alexander, later Hagart-Alexander Baronetcy, of Ballochmyle in the County of Ayr, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 January 1886. For more information on this creation, see Hagart-Alexander baronets. The Alexander Baronetcy, of Edgehill, Stamford, in Connecticut in the United States of America, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 2 July 1921 for the British-born Canadian businessman

Douglas Alexander Douglas Garven Alexander (born 26 October 1967) is a Labour politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, previously Paisley South, from 1997 until his defeat in 2015. During this time, he served as ...

. As of 2010 the title is held by his grandson, the third Baronet, who succeeded his uncle in 1983. The Alexander Baronetcy, of Sundridge Park in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 19 November 1945 for the shipowner and shipbroker Sir Frank Alexander. He was

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from 1944 to 1945. As of 2019, the title is held by his great-grandson, the fourth Baronet, who succeeded his father in that year.

Alexander baronets, of Menstre (1625)

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Alexander, later Cable-Alexander baronets, of the City of Dublin (1809)

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Alexander, later Hagart-Alexander baronets, of Ballochmyle (1886)

*see Hagart-Alexander baronets

Alexander baronets, of Edgehill (1921)

Sir Douglas Alexander, 1st Baronet Sir Douglas Alexander, 1st Baronet (4 July 1864 – 22 May 1949) was a British-born Canadian industrialist. Early life Alexander was born in Halifax, Yorkshire in England on 4 July 1864. He was the son of Andrew Alexander, a horticulturist and ...

(1864–1949) *Sir Douglas Hamilton Alexander, 2nd Baronet (1900–1983) *Sir Douglas Alexander, 3rd Baronet (born 1936) The

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is Douglas Gillespie Alexander (born 1962)

Alexander baronets, of Sundridge Park (1945)

* Sir Frank Samuel Alexander, 1st Baronet (1881 – 1959); educated Highgate School;

1944-1945 *Sir Charles Gundry Alexander, 2nd Baronet (1923–2009) *Sir Richard Alexander, 3rd Baronet (1947–2019) *Sir Edward Samuel Alexander, 4th Baronet (born 1974) The heir presumptive is the current holder's brother, James Gundry Alexander (born 1977)

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990, * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander Baronetcies in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Dormant baronetcies in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia Alexander family (British aristocracy)