James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, (11 July 1846 – 27 April 1898), styled Viscount Alexander from birth until 1855, was a soldier and politician. He was the eldest son of

James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon (27 July 1812 – 30 June 1855), styled Viscount Alexander from birth until 1839, was a soldier and politician. Born into an Ulster-Scots aristocratic family in London, he was the son of The 2nd Ea ...

and his wife, Lady Jane Grimston. He was born at his family's home in

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, London, and educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford. He succeeded to the title

Earl of Caledon Earl of Caledon, of Caledon, County Tyrone, Caledon in the County of Tyrone, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1800 for James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon, James Alexander, 1st Viscount Caledon. He was a merchant who had ...

at the age of nine upon the death of his father in 1855. Lord Caledon was elected to sit in the House of Lords as a Representative Peer for Ireland in 1877 and was Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone. He gained the rank of captain in the service of the

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, became a major serving with the 4th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers and fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1882. He was also invested as a Knight of the Order of St Patrick on 14 November 1896. He married Lady Elizabeth Graham-Toler, daughter of Hector Graham-Toler, 3rd

Earl of Norbury Earl of Norbury, in the County of Tipperary, is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1827, along with the title Viscount Glandine, of Glandine in the King's County, for the Irish politician and judge John Toler, 1st Baron Nor ...

, on 9 October 1884 and had 3 children: *

Eric Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon Eric James Desmond Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon (9 August 1885 – 10 July 1968) was a soldier and the eldest son of James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Graham-Toler. Early life He was born at his family's ho ...

(9 August 1885 – 10 July 1968). He succeeded to the title but was unmarried, and died without children. *The Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander (28 November 1888 – 6 May 1965), father of the 6th Earl. *The Hon. Harold Alexander, later Field Marshal the 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969). *The Hon. William Sigismund Patrick Alexander (16 November 1895 – 24 December 1972). Lord Caledon died on 27 April 1898 at the age of 51 in

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, Mayfair, London, from

blood poisoning Sepsis, formerly known as septicemia (septicaemia in British English) or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. This initial stage is foll ...

and

pneumonia Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of productive or dry cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing. The severi ...

. He was buried at Caledon, County Tyrone. Lady Caledon died on 6 October 1939.

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4 Deaths from blood disease Deaths by poisoning Deaths from pneumonia in England