Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald (c. 1745 – 12 September 1795), was a Scottish nobleman and Chief of

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. Macdonald was the younger son of Sir Alexander Macdonald, 7th Baronet, and his wife Lady Margaret (née Montgomerie). He was educated at

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and served with the

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. Macdonald was also a deputy lieutenant of

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and a brigadier-general in the

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. He succeeded his elder brother in the baronetcy in 1766 and in 1776 he was raised to the

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as Baron Macdonald, of Slate in the

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. In 1768 Lord Macdonald married Elizabeth Diana Bosville, eldest daughter of Godfrey Bosville IV of

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and of Thorpe Hall,

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, both in Yorkshire, and sister of the ardent Whig Colonel

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(1745–1813). They had seven sons and three daughters. Lady Macdonald died in 1789. Lord Macdonald survived her by six years and died in September 1795. He was succeeded in his titles by his son

Alexander Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald Alexander Wentworth Macdonald, 2nd Baron Macdonald (9 December 1773 – 19 June 1824) was a Scottish peer and Member of Parliament. Macdonald was the eldest son of Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Skye, Scotland, and his wife Elizabet ...

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*Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). ''Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage'' (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Macdonald, Alexander Macdonald, 1st Baron 1740s births 1795 deaths Peers of Ireland created by George III Deputy Lieutenants of Inverness-shire Grenadier Guards officers People educated at Eton College Year of birth uncertain Members of the Royal Company of Archers Sleat, Alexander Macdonald, 6th Lord 1