Constituency :Kilmarnock Burghs 1915-18, Kilmarnock 1918-23
Alexander took over at Kilmarnock after William Gladstone was killed in action.
Alexander was the son of the former Hawick Burghs MP, Thomas Shaw. Alexander was educated at Oxford where he was President of the Union in 1905. He became a barrister.
Alexander himself served in World War One and fought at the Somme. He became a lieutenant.
Alexander received the coupon in 1918 and had an easy win over Labour. It was much tighter in 1922.
Alexander stood down in 1923. He became chairman of P & O and a director of the Bank of England.
In 1929 Alexander's father was created Baron Craigmyle and Alexander succeeded to the title in 1937.
He died in 1944 aged 61.
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