Alexander Macdonald (1850) was a Scottish antiquary.

Life

In early life, Macdonald was employed in the Register House, Edinburgh, where he assisted

Thomas Thomson Thomas Thomson may refer to: * Tom Thomson (1877–1917), Canadian painter * Thomas Thomson (apothecary) (died 1572), Scottish apothecary * Thomas Thomson (advocate) (1768–1852), Scottish lawyer * Thomas Thomson (botanist) (1817–1878), Scottis ...

in the preparation of the ''Acts of the Scottish Parliament'' and other works. In 1824 he was elected a fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the senior antiquarian body of Scotland, with its headquarters in the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. The Society's aim is to promote the cultural heritage of Scotland. The usua ...

, and in 1837 joint curator of the society's museum. In 1836 he was appointed principal keeper of the register of deeds and probate writs. He died at Edinburgh on 23 December 1850, aged about 59. He had supplied material for

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...

's notes to the ''

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''.

Works

Macdonald is best known as editor of the publications of the

Maitland Club The Maitland Club was a Scottish historical and literary club and text publication society, modelled on the Roxburghe Club and the Bannatyne Club. It took its name from Sir Richard Maitland (later Lord Lethington), the Scottish poet. The club was ...

. The volumes edited by him were: * ''The Register of Ministers, Exhorters, and Readers of the Church of Scotland'', 1830. * ''Maitland Club Miscellany'', vols. i. and ii. 1834. *

Adam Blackwood Adam Blackwood (1539–1613) was a Scottish author and apologist for Mary, Queen of Scots. Early life He was born in 1539 in Dunfermline, Scotland, to William Blackwood and Helen Reid. The great-nephew of Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney (1541-1 ...

's ''History of Mary, Queen of Scots'', 1834. * ''Report on the State of certain Parishes in Scotland'', 1835. * ''Letters to King James the Sixth'', 1835. * ''Papers relative to the Royal Guard of Scottish Archers in France'', 1835. * ''Letters to the Argyll Family'', 1839. For the

Bannatyne Club The Bannatyne Club, named in honour of George Bannatyne and his famous anthology of Scots literature the Bannatyne Manuscript, was a text publication society founded by Sir Walter Scott to print rare works of Scottish interest, whether in history, ...

he edited ''Registrum Honoris de Morton'', 1853.

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Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Alexander 1791 births 1850 deaths Scottish antiquarians Scottish archivists Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland