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About William Alexander
Major General William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling was a Continental Army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. He held a claim to be the male heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish lineage, and he sought the title sometime after 1756. His claim was initially granted by a Scottish court in 1759; however, the House of Lords ultimately overruled the court and denied the title in 1762. He continued to hold himself out as "Lord Stirling" regardless.
Everything about William Alexander →- Occupation
- military officer, soldier, astronomer, author
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1726, December 4, 1726
- Died
- January 15, 1783