Alexander Speirs

Alexander Speirs (died 5 October 1844) was a Scottish politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1835 to 1841.

For the American politician, see Alexander Speirs (Maine politician).

Speirs was the son of Archibald Speirs and his wife Margaret Dundas, daughter of Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas.[1]

In 1835 Speirs was elected Member of Parliament for Richmond. He held the seat until 1841.[2] He was Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire from 8 August 1838 until his death.[1]

Speirs married in 1836 Eliza Stewart Hagart, daughter of Thomas C. Hagart of Bantaskine and his wife Miss Stewart "of the Field" a well-known Glasgow beauty. Their son Archibald Alexander Speirs was MP for Renfrewshire and their daughter Eliza married Colonel Alexander of Ballochmyle, M.P. for Ayrshire.[1]

References
  1. Elderslie House
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "R" (part 1)

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Alexander Speirs

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
John Dundas
Robert Lawrence Dundas		 Member of Parliament for Richmond
1835–1841
With: Hon. Thomas Dundas to 1839
Robert Lawrence Dundas from 1839		 Succeeded by
Robert Lawrence Dundas
George Wentworth-FitzWilliam
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Archibald Campbell		 Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire
1838–1844		 Succeeded by
The Earl of Glasgow


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