Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 2nd Baronet

Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 2nd Baronet ( – 1730) was a Scottish landowner and aristocrat.

Early life Cuninghame was born at Corsehill Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland. He was the only son of Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 1st Baronet and Mary Stewart (sister of Sir Archibald Stewart, 1st Baronet, of Blackhall).

His paternal grandparents were Alexander Cuninghame and Anne ( Crawfurd) Cuninghame (sister to Sir John Crawfurd, 1st Baronet, MP for Ayrshire). Through his paternal line, he was a descendant of the 4th Earl of Glencairn through the Earl's second son, Hon. Andrew Cunningham. His maternal grandparents were John Stewart (the son of Sir Archibald Stewart of Blackhall) (The Stewart family is descended in the direct male line from Sir John Stewart, illegitimate son of King Robert III of Scotland, who granted him the estate of Ardgowan in Renfrewshire.)

Personal life In 1686 Cuninghame was married to Margaret Boyle, a daughter of John Boyle of Kelburn, MP for Bute, and Marion Steuart (the daughter of Sir Walter Steuart of Allanton). She was sister to David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow. Together, they were the parents of: she was the niece and heiress of Sir Walter Montgomery, Baronet, of Kirktonholm (descended from the Montgomeries of Skelmorly). Jean Boyle Cuninghame (1697–1763), who married William Newall, a son of Adam Newall and Elizabeth Chalmers.

Sir Alexander died in 1730 and was succeeded by his son, David.