He was the son of Richard Henry Alexander, and was reputed to have been the first white child born in Granville BC.
He was educated in Esquimalt BC.
He was called to the Bar in 1896 and practiced as a lawyer.
He was an avid yachsman and Commodore of the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club.
Brissenden, Constance with Larry Loyie. (1997) Greater Vancouver Hall of Fame. In The Greater Vancouver Book: an urban encyclopedia. Ed. Chuck Davis. Vancouver BC: Linkman Press
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