Constituency : Leeds North 1918-22
Alexander took over from Rowland Barran as a Coalition Liberal, defeating Labour and a National Party candidate.
Alexander was from Aberdeen. He was educated at Petershead Academy and Glasgow University. He qualified as a doctor and started practising in County Durham. He later worked for the British Medical Association. During World War One, he served as a medical officer. He reached the rank of Major. He was also a Durham county councillor.
Alexander's maiden speech welcomed the creation of a Ministry of Health.
Alexander stood down in 1922 and returned to medicine.
Alexander published a number of medical works.
He died in 1951 aged 87.
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