Hagart-Alexander baronets
The Alexander, later Hagart-Alexander Baronetcy, of Ballochmyle, in the parish of Mauchline, in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[2] It was created on 22 January 1886 for Major-General Claud Alexander, who served in the Crimean War and represented Ayrshire South in Parliament as a Conservative. The third Baronet assumed the additional surname of Hagart. This was recognised by decree of the Lord Lyon in 1948.[1]
| Hagart-Alexander Baronetcy | |
|---|---|
 Quarterly: 1st & 4th: Per pale argent and sable a chevron between a writing pen fessways in chief, and a crescent in base, all counterchanged, a bordure per pale gules and or (Alexander of Ballochmyle) 2nd, per bend azure and argent in chief a star of sixteen points or and in base another star of as many points of the first, on a bend sable, a lion passant of the second between two crosses moline of the third (for Hagart of Bantaskine); 3rd: Gules two straight swords in saltire, points downards proper hilted and pommelled or between two fleurs-de-lys in chief and a base of the second and two mullets in the flanks argent (for McCaul)[1] | |
| Creation date | 22 January 1886 |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Baronetage | Baronetage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Claud Alexander |
| Present holder | Sir Claud Hagart-Alexander, 4th Baronet |
| Heir apparent | Claud Miles Hagart-Alexander |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Status | Extant |
| Former seat(s) | Ballochmyle House |
| Motto | Perseverantia vincit ("Perseverance conquers") |
Alexander, later Hagart-Alexander baronets, of Ballochmyle (1886)
- Sir Claud Alexander, 1st Baronet (1831–1899)
- Sir Claud Alexander, 2nd Baronet (1867–1945)
- Sir Claud Hagart-Alexander, 3rd Baronet (1927–2006)
- Sir Claud Hagart-Alexander, 4th Baronet (born 1963)
The heir apparent to the baronetcy is the present holder's only son, Claud Miles (born 1998).[1]
References
- Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood (107 ed.). Burke's Peerage & Gentry. pp. 1717–1718. ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- "No. 25551". The London Gazette. 22 January 1886. p. 328.