Alexander Dunlop Lindsay
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Alexander Dunlop Lindsay Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker
(1879-1952), was a noted political philosopher and first Principal of the
University College of North Staffordshire which later became Keele University.
A student hall of residence, Lindsay Hall, was named after the founding
Principal of the college. Alexander Dunlop Lindsay was born 14 May 1879 and died 18
Mar 1952. He was created 1st Baron of the Barony of Lindsay of Birker of
Low Ground on 13 November 1945. His son, Michael Francis Morris Lindsay
(1909 Feb 24 - 1994 Feb 13), became the 2nd Baron Lindsay of Birker.
Michael's son James Francis Lindsay (b.29 Jan.1945) is the current 3rd Baron
Lindsay of Birker. Alexander Dunlop L Alexander Dunlop Lindsay married Erica Violet Storr, third daughter of Francis & Rose Storr (nee Lloyd). Alexander Dunlop Lindsay is pictured at the right.
The photo below was taken at the official opening of Keele University.
Alexander Dunlop Lindsay is on the right of this photo with HRH Queen Elizabeth
(the late Queen Mother) in the center, receiving a bouquet of flowers from Tessa
Lindsay, granddaughter of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay. Both of these photos were provided to Lindsay International in August 2002, by the granddaughter of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay. Our thanks to Tessa Lindsay Smith for sharing her photos and memories of her grandfather with us. The papers of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, have been presented
to Keele University by Lord Lindsay's daughter, Lady Drusilla Scott.
The family papers include correspondence (some of it from India) during
the second half of the nineteenth century, journals, albums of photographs,
notebooks and some printed matter. The
majority of the later material relates to Lord Lindsay and includes letters,
copy letters, memoranda, lectures, sermons, diaries, articles (including printed
broadcasts) and newspaper cuttings. As a further tribute, the Lindsay String Quartet which has
established itself as one of the world's foremost string quartets, took its name
in honor of Lord Lindsay, Vice Chancellor of Keele University where the quartet
was first resident. Its
interpretations are rooted in the European tradition of great quartet-playing,
handed down by such as the Busch and Vegh Quartets.
The intensity, spontaneity and communicative power of The Lindsay String
Quartet’s performances have made them favorites with audiences throughout the
world. none of the members of the quartet are of Lindsay
ancestry. Some of the literary works authored by Alexander Dunlop
Lindsay were;
Books By Other Family Members
************************************ The genealogy of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay (ancestors & descendants) can be found at ... click here. The DNA results for this Lindsay lineage can be found by clicking on DNA Group 16 . If there are those who have more in-depth information on the life and genealogy of Alexander Dunlop Lindsay and would care to share this knowledge, send an e-mail to Ron Lindsay . ***************************************************
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descended from the lineage of the Rev. Alexander Lindsay (born late 1700s), of
the Relief Church of Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Rev. Alexander
Lindsay became the first minister of the Relief Church 22 May 1838.