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    William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling (December 27, 1725 – January 15, 1783), was a Scottish-American major general during the American Revolutionary...
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    William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling PC (c. 1567 – 12 February 1640) was a Scottish courtier and poet who was involved in the Scottish colonisation...
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    Earl of Stirling was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created on 14 June 1633 for William Alexander, 1st Viscount of Stirling. He had already...
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    later lost it.[citation needed] His son William Alexander, Lord Stirling, unofficially known as Lord Stirling during his life and a Patriot general during...
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    artifacts of the Lenape civilization. The park is named after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, a general of the American Revolution whose estate included...
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  • Canadian World War I flying ace William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), American Revolutionary War soldier Bill Alexander (British politician) (1910–2000)...
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    by Brigadier General William Alexander ("Lord Stirling"), and an opposing British force commanded by Lieutenant General William Howe. The battle took...
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    land in the area for development. He named the area after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American Revolutionary War General who had owned 1,000...
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  • Canadian Army general William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), Continental Army major general William Alexander (Glasgow MP) (1874–1954), British...
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    Continental Army general William Alexander, Lord Stirling, and another general, perhaps Nathanael Greene or Alexander McDougall. He declined these invitations...
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    Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most historically and architecturally important castles in Scotland. The castle sits atop...
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    south that now serves as part of the Holland Tunnel access.) William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783), Continental Army major general during the American...
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    Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, the town is named after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American general of the Revolutionary War.[citation needed]...
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    Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1712–1792) m. Mary Alexander, sister of William Alexander, Lord Stirling Philip Livingston (1717–1778) m. 1740: Christina...
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    Alexander Stirling Calder (January 11, 1870 – January 7, 1945) was an American sculptor and teacher. He was the son of sculptor Alexander Milne Calder...
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    was the property of the American General William Alexander, Lord Stirling. It is now part of Lord Stirling Park. The site was added to the National Register...
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    In consequence, a company formed in England and headed by William Alexander, Lord Stirling, acquired a large tract in the neighborhood. The company built...
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  • Franklin Wharton, Robert Fulton, Captain James Lawrence, William Alexander, Lord Stirling, Francis Lewis, Albert Gallatin, Horatio Gates, and Hercules...
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  • General Stirling may refer to: Archibald Stirling (British Army officer) (1867–1931), British Army brigadier general Sir Thomas Stirling, 5th Baronet (1733–1808)...
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    (1758-1843) ∞ John W. Watkins Sarah Livingston (1725–1805) ∞ 1748: William Alexander, Lord Stirling (1726–1783) Alida Livingston (1728–1790) ∞ (1) Henry Hansen...
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  • descendant and heir of William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567–1640) on 11 October 1830, styling himself ‘Earl of Stirling and Dovan’. He then moved...
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    Generals Charles Lee, Marquis de Lafayette, Johan de Kalb, and William Alexander "Lord Stirling", with Brigadier General Anthony Wayne serving in place of...
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    Carolina; construction of the city's defenses was left to General William Alexander (Lord Stirling). Troops were in limited supply, so Washington found the defenses...
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  • Sir Alexander de Stirling (died 1244), Lord of Ochiltree, Justiciar of Lothian, Sheriff of Stirling, was a 13th-century Scottish noble. Stirling was the...
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    Joseph Patrick William Stirling (born 1985) Christabel Georgia Stirling (born 1987) Hugh David Archibald Stirling (born 1993) Peter John Stirling (1 February...
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    in 1755, the daughter of General William Alexander and Sarah Livingston Alexander. Her father was called "Lord Stirling" (though his claim to the title...
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    Viscount of Stirling and Lord Alexander of Tullibody in 1630. Upon the coronation of Charles I in 1633, Alexander was further created Earl of Stirling and Viscount...
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    the "Life of William Alexander, Earl of Stirling" (New York, 1847). He was married to Hannah Maria Denning (1782–1862), daughter of William Denning, a prominent...
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    Bound Brook. Later, it served as the headquarters for General William Alexander, Lord Stirling during the second Middlebrook encampment (1778–1779). It was...
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    James Monroe (category College of William & Mary alumni)
    to the front. Monroe was assigned to the staff of General William Alexander, Lord Stirling as an auxiliary officer. At the Battle of Brandywine, he formed...
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