Hagart-Alexander baronets
The Alexander, later Hagart-Alexander Baronetcy, of Ballochmyle, in the parish of Mauchline, in the County of Ayr, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 22 January 1886 for Major-General Claud Alexander, who served in the Crimean War and represented Ayrshire South in Parliament as a Conservative. The third Baronet assumed the additional surname of Hagart. This was recognised by decree of the Lord Lyon in 1948.
| Hagart-Alexander Baronetcy | |
|---|---|
Quarterly: 1st & 4th: Per pale argent and sable a chevron between a writing pen fessways in chief, and a crescent in base, all counterchanged, a bordure per pale gules and or (Alexander of Ballochmyle) 2nd, per bend azure and argent in chief a star of sixteen points or and in base another star of as many points of the first, on a bend sable, a lion passant of the second between two crosses moline of the third (for Hagart of Bantaskine); 3rd: Gules two straight swords in saltire, points downards proper hilted and pommelled or between two fleurs-de-lys in chief and a base of the second and two mullets in the flanks argent (for McCaul) | |
| Creation date | 22 January 1886 |
| Created by | Queen Victoria |
| Baronetage | Baronetage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Claud Alexander |
| Present holder | Sir Claud Hagart-Alexander, 4th Baronet |
| Heir apparent | Claud Miles Hagart-Alexander |
| Remainder to | Heirs male of the body lawfully begotten |
| Status | Extant |
| Former seat(s) | Ballochmyle House |
| Motto | Perseverantia vincit ("Perseverance conquers") |