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James Alexander

(Alexander, James, 1691-1756)

James Alexander (May 27, 1691 – April 2, 1756) was a Scottish-born lawyer and politician in colonial New York. He served in the Colonial Assembly and as attorney general of the colony in 1721–23. His son William was later a major general in the Continental Army during the American revolution. Alexandria Township, New Jersey was named after James Alexander. (From Wikipedia)

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Associated author:

Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746

Books by James Alexander:

Alexander, James, 1691-1756, contrib.: A Brief Narrative of the Case and Tryal of John Peter Zenger, Printer of the New-York Weekly Journal (New York: J. P. Zenger, 1736), by John Peter Zenger, also contrib. by Andrew Hamilton (HTML at Evans TCP)

Additional books by James Alexander in the extended shelves:

Alexander, James, 1691-1756: Case and tryal of John Peter Zenger (Press of the Crippled Turtle, 1954), also by John Peter Zenger and New York (State). Supreme Court (page images at HathiTrust)
Alexander, James, 1691-1756: The complaint of James Alexander and William Smith to the Committee of the General Assembly of the Colony of New-York, &c. (Printed by John Peter Zenger, 1735), also by William Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Alexander, James, 1691-1756: The complaint of James Alexander and William Smith to the committee of the General Assembly of the colony of New-York, &c. ([New York : Printed by John Peter Zenger, 1735]), also by William Smith and New York (State). General Assembly (HTML at Evans TCP)

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