William Alexander

William Alexander (1841 – 11 May 1904) was a Scottish architect, prominent in the late 19th century. His design genre mainly included tenement buildings and theatres, and he was focussed almost exclusively in the Tayside region.

He was appointed Dundee City Architect in 1871 or 1872, beating James McLaren by five votes, after the death of William Scott. He was succeeded after death by James Thomson. Victoria Chambers, Dundee (1874) – now Category B listed Park Brewery, Dundee (1881) Albert Institute, Dundee (1887) – now Category A listed; Alexander designed the Eastern Galleries and its Victoria Jubilee Gardens Perth Theatre (1900), now Category B listed

Personal life In his later years, Alexander was described as being "a big heavy man and latterly somewhat lame".

Death Alexander died on 11 May 1904, aged about 63.