Alexander Brodie (died 1770)
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Alexander Brodie of Lethen (died 28 April 1770) was a Scottish politician. He was the
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(MP) for
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from 1735 to 1741. He was the oldest son of Alexander Brodie (of Duneran 1691 and Lethen 1703), and his wife Sophia, a daughter of Sir Hugh Campbell of Calder. He succeeded to his father's estates in 1745. In 1754 he married Henrietta Grant, a daughter of the Colonel William Grant of Ballindalloch, with whom he had two sons and three daughters.


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Year of birth missing 1770 deaths Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies British MPs 1734–1741 {{Scotland-GreatBritain-MP-stub