Alexander Lindsay, 4th Earl of Balcarres (died 25 July 1736) was a Scottish peer. Alexander Lindsay was born the son of

Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres (1652–1722) was a Scottish aristocrat and politician, one of the most important supporters of James II of England. Biography Early life Colin Lindsay was baptized at Kilconquhar on 23 August 1652, the sec ...

and Lady Margaret Campbell. He inherited his title on the death of his father in 1722. He married in 1718 Elizabeth Scott, the daughter of David Scott of Scotstarvet. He joined the army as an ensign then lieutenant in the grenadier horse guards. He then transferred, as a captain, to Lord Orkney's regiment and saw much action in Flander, where he was wounded at the

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. He was in Ireland with his regiment at the time his father and brother took part in the

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, which caused him to lose any chance of promotion in the army. He thus returned home to a commission in the foot guards. At the general election in 1734, he was returned as one of the sixteen representative peers of Scotland. He died on 25 July 1736. As he had no children, he was succeeded by his brother

James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres (14 November 1691 – 20 February 1768) was a Scottish peer, the son of Colin Lindsay, 3rd Earl of Balcarres and Lady Margaret Campbell, daughter of the Earl of Loudoun. He became the 5th Earl of Balcarres on ...

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