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James Alexander Lindsay
Lieutenant-General Sir James Alexander Lindsay KCMG (25 August 1815 – 13 August 1874) was a British Army officer, Conservative Party politician, and member of Clan Lindsay.
==Career==
Born at Muncaster Castle in 1815, James was the second son of James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford. Educated at Eton, Lindsay was commissioned an ensign in the Grenadier Guards on 16 March 1832.
He was returned as Member of Parliament (MP) for Wigan at a by-election in October 1845, and held the seat until he was defeated at the 1857 general election. He regained the seat at the 1859 election.〔 Promoted lieutenant-colonel in 1860, he was commanding the Brigade of Guards in London in 1861.〔(Journal of the Household Brigade 1860 )〕 He then served as a major general on the staff in Canada from 1863 to 1867.〔 During this period, in March 1866, he resigned from Parliament by becoming Steward of the Manor of Northstead.,
Lindsay served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards from 1867 to 1868, and inspector general of reserve forces from 1868 to 1870.〔 He was seconded from this command to serve as Commander of the British Troops in Canada during the Red River Rebellion, and organized the force of the Wolseley Expedition. On 15 September 1870, he was appointed to the colonelcy of The Buffs. He was promoted to lieutenant general on 10 October 1870. Lindsay was made a KCMG, together with Wolseley, on 22 December 1870, for their services in Canada. Lindsay died at Cranmer House, Mitcham in 1874.
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