Sir Alexander Lauder of Fountainhall, 4th Baronet (6 November 1698 – 17 May 1730) succeeded to the baronetcy of his father, Sir John Lauder, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Lauder, 3rd Baronet

Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 3rd Baronet was born 3 and baptised 5 December 1669 at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. He died in February 1728 at Fountainhall manor, near Pencaitland, and was interred in the Lauder burial vault within Greyfriars...

 in February 1728. He was made an Honorary Burgess of the City of Glasgow

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 on the 16 September of that year, and of the burgh

Burgh

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 of Aberdeen

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 on the 15 August 1729. He died unmarried and was interred in the Lauder burial vault within Greyfriars Kirk

Greyfriars Kirk

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He was succeeded by his next younger brother, Sir Andrew Lauder, 5th Baronet.