14-636: Viscount Alexander may refer to: Viscount Alexander of Tunis, subsidiary title of the Earl Alexander of Tunis Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis , Governor General of Canada 1946–52 École Viscount Alexander , his namesake middle school in Winnipeg Viscount Alexander Park , his namesake neighbourhood in East Ottawa Viscount Alexander, courtesy title of
28-404: A canton azure a harp or stringed argent . This can be translated as: a shield divided vertically, the left half white and the right half black. In the centre a chevron and below this a crescent, both counterchanged with the colours of the background. In the top left corner a blue rectangle containing a gold harp with white strings. The sole person in line to succeed is the present holder's brother,
42-613: A male line descendant of the fourth Earl of Caledon, he is also in remainder to this peerage and its subsidiary titles. The arms of the Earls Alexander are the same as those of the Earls of Caledon because the Earls Alexander descend from the Earls of Caledon. The heraldic blazon for the coat of arms of the Earldom is: Per pale argent and sable a chevron and in base a crescent all counterchanged, on
56-466: A son, Jacob Alexander, who was the ancestor of the Alexanders of Ahilly (Donegal), by his first wife, a Miss Phillips, who was a relative of the Alexanders, and by his second wife, Miss Hillhouse, he had a son, John Alexander, who married Anne White, daughter of John White, of Cadyhill, County Londonderry , and had four children. His second son Nathaniel Alexander was born in 1689 and became an Alderman of
70-402: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Earl Alexander of Tunis Blazon Arms: Per pale Argent and Sable, a Chevron and in base a Crescent all counter-changed, on a Canton Azure, a Harp Or, stringed Argent. Crest: Arm in armour embowed, the hand holding a Sword proper, hilt and pommel Or. Supporters: Dexter: a Piper of
84-651: The County of Tyrone , in 1797, also in the Peerage of Ireland. In 1784, James Alexander purchased a city house in Dublin at Rutland Square (now Parnell Square ) where he lived when serving as an MP for Derry. He was succeeded by his son, the second Earl. He was the first Governor of the Cape Colony and sat in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer from 1804 to 1839. His son,
98-684: The Hon. Brian James Alexander (b. 1939). Earl of Caledon Earl of Caledon , of Caledon in the County of Tyrone , is a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1800 for James Alexander, 1st Viscount Caledon . He was a merchant who had made an enormous fortune in India . He also represented the constituency of Londonderry City in the Irish House of Commons . Alexander had already been created Baron Caledon in 1790 and Viscount Caledon , of Caledon in
112-519: The Irish Guards, holding under the interior arm a Bagpipe proper, charged on the shoulder with an Escutcheon barry nebuly of six Argent and Azure. Sinister: a Sepoy of the 3rd/2nd Punjabi Regiment, holding in the exterior hand a rifle proper, charged on the shoulder with an Escutcheon barry nebuly of six Argent and Azure. Earl Alexander of Tunis is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It
126-471: The Peerage of the United Kingdom. Alexander was the third son of James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon . He was succeeded by his eldest son, the second and present holder of the titles. He briefly served as a Lord-in-waiting (government whip in the House of Lords ) under Edward Heath from January to March 1974. However, he lost his seat in the House of Lords after the passing of the House of Lords Act 1999 . As
140-509: The city of Derry in 1755 and died on 22 September 1761, having had with other children a third son, James Alexander, who became the 1st Earl of Caledon. The style Viscount Alexander is used as a courtesy title for the Earl's eldest son and heir apparent. The family seat is Caledon House , also called Caledon Castle, near Caledon in County Tyrone , Northern Ireland . The heir apparent
154-497: The fourth Earl. Today the titles are held by his only son, the seventh Earl, who succeeded in 1980. Lord Caledon was made Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh in 1989. The family's lineage can be traced to Captain Andrew Alexander, of Errigal , County Donegal , who was granted lands at Ballyclose near Limavady , County Londonderry , in 1663 and was later attainted by the parliament called by James II in Dublin in 1689 . He had
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#1732847858056168-681: The heir apparent to the Earl of Caledon Viscount Alexander of Hillsborough, subsidiary title of A. V. Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Hillsborough Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Viscount Alexander . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Viscount_Alexander&oldid=737048508 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Courtesy titles Hidden categories: Short description
182-446: The third Earl, briefly represented County Tyrone in the House of Commons as a Tory and was an Irish Representative Peer between 1841 and 1855. His eldest son, the fourth Earl, sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1877 to 1898. He was succeeded by his eldest son, the fifth Earl. He never married and was succeeded by his nephew, the 6th Earl. He was the son of the Hon. Herbrand Charles Alexander, second son of
196-410: Was created on 14 March 1952 for the prominent military commander Field Marshal Harold Alexander, 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis . He had already been created Viscount Alexander of Tunis , of Errigal in the County of Donegal , on 1 March 1946, and was made Baron Rideau , of Ottawa and of Castle Derg in the County of Tyrone , at the same time he was given the earldom. These titles are also in
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