Brigadier-General Sir William Alexander (4 May 1874 – 29 December 1954) was a

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officer, civil servant, and Scottish Unionist Party politician. He was the

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(MP) for Glasgow Central between the general elections of 1923 to 1945, when he stood down."WILLIAM ALEXANDER, FORMER M. P., WAS 80", ''The New York Times'' (January 1, 1955, p.13)
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* 1874 births 1954 deaths Unionist Party (Scotland) MPs UK MPs 1923–1924 UK MPs 1924–1929 UK MPs 1929–1931 UK MPs 1931–1935 UK MPs 1935–1945 Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Glasgow constituencies Companions of the Distinguished Service Order British Army generals of World War I Royal Air Force generals of World War I Scottish generals Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Order of the Bath Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Black Watch officers Civil servants in the Ministry of Munitions {{Conservative-UK-MP-1870s-stub