William Alexander

Alexander, William (1726-83) Revolutionary army officer, born in New York City. Alexander prepared New York City for a threatened British assault until George Washington came down from Boston to take command. His relations with Washington were warm and his war experience varied and useful, though not exceptional. He was taken prisoner at New York (1776) but released; he fought at White Plains and Trenton (1776); he was promoted to major general, fought under Washington at Brandywine and Germantown (both 1777), and encamped at Valley Forge (1777-78).

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(b Maidstone, Kent, 10 April 1767; d Maidstone, 23 July 1816). English painter, engraver, draughtsman and museum official. The son of a coachbuilder, he was apprenticed to Julius Caesar Ibbetson before enrolling in 1784 at the Royal Academy Schools, London. In 1792 he accepted the post (previously declined by Ibbetson) of draughtsman to George, 1st Earl Macartney, on his embassy to China. As the embassy returned by inland waterway from Beijing to Canton, Alexander made detailed sketches of the Chinese hinterland

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Alexander, Sir William, 1st earl of Stirling [S] (c.1576-1640). Alexander was born at Menstrie in Clackmannanshire. He established an early reputation as poet and dramatist, served at the court of Prince Henry, and was knighted. In 1614 James VI and I made him master of requests [S], a post he held until his death. From 1626 until his death he served as secretary of state [S], was granted a viscountcy in 1630, and raised to the earldom of Stirling [S] in 1633. But his record was not distinguished. ‘Unactable plays and unreadable poems’ is a verdict on his literary output.

Alexander, William (1824-1911), churchman and poet. The son of a clergyman in Derry, he became Archbishop of Armagh and Protestant Primate of Ireland in 1896. Although the author of theological works such as Primary Convictions (1893), he wrote poems as in St. Augustine's Holiday (1886) and The Finding of the Book (1900).

William Alexander may refer to:

• William Alexander (American general) (1726–1783), American Revolutionary War soldier; aka "Lord Stirling"
• William Alexander (bishop) (1824–1911) Anglican Bishop, Primate of All Ireland
• William Alexander (Canadian soldier) (1880–1917), World War I soldier executed for desertion
• William Alexander (coach) (1889–1950), football coach at Georgia Tech
• William Alexander (painter) (1767–1816), British artist
• William Alexander (Glasgow MP) (1874–1954), MP for Glasgow Central
• William Alexander (Edinburgh MP) (c. 1690–1761), MP for Edinburgh
• William Alexander (judge) (c. 1754–1842), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer
• William Alexander (rugby player) (1874–1937), Wales international rugby union player
• William Alexander (the younger) (ca. 1602–1638), founder of the colony at Port Royal; son of the 1st Earl of Stirling
• William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (ca. 1570–1640), British colonial organizer
• William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (1905–1993), English educator and author
• Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet (1797–1873), Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall
• William C. Alexander (1848–1937), cofounder of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
• William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), President of the New Jersey State Senate and President of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
• William D. Alexander, (1916–1991), American film producer
• William Eric Alexander (born 1966), American broadcaster
• William Lindsay Alexander (1808–1884), Scottish church leader
• William Melville Alexander (1897–1988), Canadian World War I flying ace
• William Vollie Alexander, Jr. (born 1934), American politician; former US Representative from Arkansas

See also

Willie Alexander

• Willie Alexander, American singer
• Willie Alexander (American football)

Bill Alexander

• Bill Alexander (director), (born 1948) American theatre director

Not to be confused with

• Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange (born 1967)

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