Lieutenant General Sir James Alexander Lindsay, (25 August 1815 – 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer,

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politician, and member of Clan Lindsay.

Career

Born at Muncaster Castle in 1815, James was the second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford. Educated at

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, Lindsay was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 16 March 1832. He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan at a by-election in October 1845, and held the seat until he was defeated at the 1857 general election. He regained the seat at the 1859 election. Promoted lieutenant colonel in 1860, he was commanding the Brigade of Guards in London in 1861. He then served as a major general on the staff in Canada from 1863 to 1867. During this period, in March 1866, he resigned from Parliament by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead. Lindsay served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1867 to 1868, and

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of reserve forces from 1868 to 1870. He was seconded from this command to serve as

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during the Red River Rebellion, and organised the force of the Wolseley Expedition. On 15 September 1870, he was appointed to the colonelcy of The Buffs. He was promoted to lieutenant general on 10 October 1870. For his services in Canada, Lindsay was made a

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on 22 December 1870. Lindsay died at Cranmer House, Mitcham in 1874.

Family

Lindsay married Lady Sarah Elizabeth Savile, the daughter of

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, on 6 November 1845. They had children: *James Greville Lindsay, died young *Reginald Dalrymple Lindsay, died young *Maud Isabella Lindsay *Mabel Lindsay (d. 1928), married Lieutenant Colonel William John Frescheville Ramsden *Mary Egidia Lindsay (d. 1911), married John Coutts Antrobus, son of Gibbs Antrobus

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