2. | Lord Alexander Brodie, 19th Chief of Clan Brodie was born on 17 Aug 1697 (son of George Brodie, 17th Chief of Clan Brodie and Emilia); died on 9 Mar 1754. Notes:
"the lyon"
Lord Lyon King of ARms, MP.
Alexander Brodie, 19th of that Ilk was a Scottish clan chief and politician from Moray. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain for 34 years from 1720 to 1754, as a government supporter. For 27 years he was Lord Lyon King of Arms, the most junior of the Scottish Great Officers of State, responsible for regulating the heraldry of Scotland.
He died of heart failure. His body was brought back to Moray and buried at Dyke, close to Brodie Castle.
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Alexander married Mary Sleigh about 1724. Mary was born about 1704; died about 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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