Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 1st Baronet
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Sir Alexander Cuninghame, Bt | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1643 |
| Died | March 1685 (aged 41–42) |
| Spouse |
Mary Stewart
(m. 1665; died 1683) |
| Children | Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 2nd Baronet |
| Parent(s) | Alexander Cuninghame Anne Crawfurd |
| Relatives | Sir John Crawfurd, 1st Baronet (uncle) Sir David Cuninghame, 3rd Baronet (grandson) |
Sir Alexander Cuninghame, 1st Baronet (c. 1643 – March 1685) was a Scottish landowner and aristocrat.
Cuninghame was born in c. 1643. He was the only son of Alexander Cuninghame (1625–c. 1646) and Anne Crawfurd (1628–1649). His sister, Margaret Cuninghame, was the wife of George Meikle of Lesmahagow.[1]
His paternal grandparents were Alexander Cuninghame, 5th Laird of Corsehill (son of Alexander Cuninghame, 4th of Corsehill), and Mary Houstoun (a daughter of John Houstoun of Houston).[2] Through his paternal line, he was a great-great-great-grandson of the 4th Earl of Glencairn through the Earl's second son, Hon. Andrew Cunningham.[3] His maternal grandparents were John Crawfurd of Kilbirnie and Lady Mary Cuninghame (a daughter of the 7th Earl of Glencairn).[1] Through his maternal uncle, Sir John Crawfurd, 1st Baronet, MP for Ayrshire, he was a first cousin of Margaret Crawfurd (wife of Hon. Patrick Crawford, son of the 17th Earl of Crawford)[4] and Ann Crawfurd (wife of Sir Archibald Stewart, 1st Baronet, of Blackhall).[5]
Career
In 1663, his grandfather settled the family estate of Corsehill on him and his affianced wife, reserving to himself the life rent (though he died shortly thereafter in 1667).[2] Reportedly, he was ruined by guaranteeing the credit of his spendthrift cousin, Sir David Cuninghame, 4th Baronet of Robertland.[a]
A Scottish baron and landowner in Dumfriesshire, on 26 February 1672, he was created the 1st Baronet Cuninghame of Corsehill in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, with remainder to heirs male of the body.[5]