552 Alexander Barclay

Constituency : Taunton  1865-80

Alexander  reversed  an  1859  by-election ( which  he  contested )  loss   at  Taunton.

Alexander  was  the  son  of  a  former  Whig  MP  for  Sunderland. He  was  educated  at  Harrow  and Cambridge. He  had  some  training  as  a  barrister  but  went  into  the  family  brewing  business. He  also owned  racehorses. He  spent  two  years  living  in  Mauritius.

Alexander  stood  down  in  1880.

He  died  in  1893  aged  69.