Balcarres, Alexander Lindsay, Earl of, 1752-1825

found: Jamaica ss, 1797?:t.p. (His Hon. Right Hon. Alexander, Earl of Balcarres)

found: The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom(Alexander (Lindsay) Earl of Balcarres, born 18 Jan. 1752, died 27 Mar. 1825)

found: Thepeerage.com website, viewed Aug. 6, 2013(General Alexander Lindsay, 6th Earl of Balcarres, b. 18 January 1752, d. 27 March 1825; died on 27 March 1825 at age 73 at Haigh Hall, Lancashire, England; commissioned in 1767, in the service of the British Army; he gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1777 in the service of the 24th Foot; he fought in the Battle of Ticonderoga on 7 July 1777, where he was wounded; he held the office of Representative Peer [Scotland] between 1784 and 1796; he was Colonel of the 63rd Foot between 1789 and 1825)