Sir Alexander James Reid, 3rd Baronet, DL, JP (6 December 1932 – 8 April 2019) was High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire from 1987 to 1988.
Life
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He was born on 6 December 1932 and educated at Eton and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He served in Malaya with the Gordon Highlanders and was Captain of the 3rd Battalion (TA) until 1964.
Family
He married Michaela Kier on 15 October 1955; they had one son (the heir, Charles Edward James Reid, born 24 June 1956) and three daughters.
Other
A Director of Ellon Castle Estates from 1965 to 1996, he was also Chairman of Governors at Heath Mount School from 1976 to 1992.
References
- REID, Sir Alexander James', Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 retrieved 11 July 2012
- Marriages. The Times (London, England), Monday, 17 October 1955; pg. 10; Issue 53353
- Burke's Peerage 1967.
See also
| Baronetage of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byEdward Reid | Baronet (of Ellon) 1972–2019 |
Succeeded byCharles Edward James Reid |
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- 1932 births
- 2019 deaths
- People educated at Eton College
- Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Gordon Highlanders officers
- Deputy lieutenants of Cambridgeshire
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