Alexander Maxwell

Sir Alexander Maxwell, 2nd Baronet (died 23 May 1730) of Monreith, Wigtown, was a Scottish Member of Parliament (MP) in the British House of Commons.

He was the eldest surviving son of Sir William Maxwell, 1st Bt., of Monreith and educated at the University of Glasgow. He became an advocate in 1705 and succeeded his father as 2nd Baronet and to the Monreith estate in April 1709.

He represented Wigtown Burghs in Parliament in 1713–1715.

He married Jean Montgomerie, daughter of the 9th earl of Eglinton and his first wife Margaret Cochrane and had three sons and four daughters. He was succeeded by his eldest son William, who was the father of Jane, the wife of the 4th Duke of Gordon.