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Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet

1728 – 1820

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Lived 1728 – 1820 (aged 91). Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet was a British military leader.

Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet (21 March 1728 – 15 February 1820) was a general in the British Army and the first of the Maitland baronets of Clifton. He was the fifth son of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale.

Life Maitland's promotions were as follows: Colonel - 19 February 1762 Major-General - 25 May 1772 General - 12 October 1793 the Ramsay titles and lands passed to the 3rd Baronet, who then assumed the surname of Ramsay before that of Gibson-Maitland and succeeded to the estates of Ramsay of Barnton.

Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet, died on 15 February 1820 and is buried at St Andrew's church, Totteridge, in north London. A memorial plaque inside the church remembers him and other members of his family.

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Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet was born on 21 March 1728.

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Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet died on 14 February 1820.

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Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet was a military leader.

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Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet was British.

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· Wikipedia: Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet

· Wikidata: Q17180759

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