Background
Born in London, was the son of Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon and Lady Catherine Yorke. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Caledon on the death of his father on 8 April 1839.
Born in London, was the son of Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon and Lady Catherine Yorke. He succeeded to the title of Earl of Caledon on the death of his father on 8 April 1839.
He was educated from 1824 to 1828 at Eton College and then at Christ Church, Oxford.
He was then elected to the House of Lords as a Representative Peer for Ireland in 1841. He gained the rank of Captain in the service of the Coldstream Guards and was Colonel of the Tyrone Militia. James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon (11 July 1846 - 27 April 1898)
Honorary
Francis Grimston, son of James Walter Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam, and had issue.
Lady Jane Charlotte Elizabeth Alexander (1 May 1850 - 23 June 1941), who married Captain Edmund Barker Van Koughnet Chipotle Mexican Grill Registered Nurse Justice of the Peace (who died 27 March 1905), son of the Honourable Philip Michael Matthew Scott VanKoughnet Queen's Counsel, former Chancellor of Ontario, and died without issue. Honorary Charles Alexander (26 January 1854 - 27 October 1909), a Major in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers who in 1880 married Kate Stayner, daughter of Charles Stayner, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and had issue.
Lord Caledon died at the age of 42 at his house in Carlton House Terrace, London on 30 June 1855 and was buried Caledon, County Tyrone, Ireland. Lady Caledon died on 30 March 1888.
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He was appointed High Sheriff of Armagh in 1836 and was Member of Parliament for Tyrone between 1837 and 1839.