Sir William Alexander, 3rd Baronet
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Sir William John Alexander, 3rd Baronet QC
(1 April 1797 – 31 March 1873) was a British lawyer.
He was the elder son of Sir Robert Alexander, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elisa Wallis, daughter of John Wallis. In 1859, he succeeded his father as baronet. Alexander was educated at the University of Dublin
and then at Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he graduated with a Master of Arts.
Alexander was nominated a Queen's Counsel
in 1844 and became a bencher of the Middle Temple
in the same year. He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn
in 1825. In 1863, he was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
, an office he held until his death in 1873.
Alexander died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother John.
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
(1 April 1797 – 31 March 1873) was a British lawyer.
He was the elder son of Sir Robert Alexander, 2nd Baronet and his wife Elisa Wallis, daughter of John Wallis. In 1859, he succeeded his father as baronet. Alexander was educated at the University of Dublin
University of Dublin
The University of Dublin , corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin , located in Dublin, Ireland, was effectively founded when in 1592 Queen Elizabeth I issued a charter for Trinity College, Dublin, as "the mother of a university" – this date making it...
and then at Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he graduated with a Master of Arts.
Alexander was nominated a Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel
Queen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
in 1844 and became a bencher of the Middle Temple
Middle Temple
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...
in the same year. He was called to the bar by Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
in 1825. In 1863, he was appointed Attorney-General of the Duchy of Cornwall by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Edward VII of the United Kingdom
Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, an office he held until his death in 1873.
Alexander died unmarried and was succeeded in the baronetcy by his younger brother John.