Sir Alexander Don, 5th Baronet
Colonel Sir Alexander Don, 5th Baronet of Newton Don, Kelso, Scottish Borders,
was a Scottish soldier who served as a British Army officer during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Biography
Alexander was the son of Sir Alexander Don, 4th Baronet of Newton Don, and Mary, daughter of John Murray of Philiphaugh.Alexander succeeded to the title of 5th Baronet on 2 October 1776. In 1778 Sir Alexander was promoted to the rank of captain in the Southern Fencibles. On 21 April 1795 he was commissioned to Colonel of the newly formed Berwickshire Regiment. He died on 5 June 1815.