Eleanor Jane AlexanderMBE (1857 – 3 June 1939), was a poet and novelist, who was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her work during World War I.
Alexander wrote for The Spectator, the Belfast Telegraph and The Times, and wrote Lady Anne's Walk, which was a miscellany of reflections based on the sketches of Lady Anne Beresford. She also wrote novels and biographies which detailed life in Ulster and recorded local dialects. She worked on a collection of humorous pieces at the start of World War I. Awarded her MBE for her hospital war work, she was also awarded the title of Lady of Grace St. John of Jerusalem.[2][1][3][4]
Alexander lived with her father until he died in 1911. In honour of her father's work, she was granted permission to live in rooms in Prince Edward's Lodgings, Hampton Court Palace, by George V. She died on 3 June 1939 and is buried in Derry.[1][2][3][4]
Bibliographyedit
Lady Anne's Walk
The Rambling Rector
The Lady of the Well
Primate Alexander: Archbishop of Armagh: A Memoir
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eleanor, jane, alexander, 1857, june, 1939, poet, novelist, made, member, order, british, empire, work, during, world, born1857died3, june, 1939hampton, court, palaceearly, life, education, edit, born, 1857, cecil, frances, humphreys, william, alexander, strab. Eleanor Jane Alexander MBE 1857 3 June 1939 was a poet and novelist who was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her work during World War I Eleanor Jane AlexanderBorn1857Died3 June 1939Hampton Court PalaceEarly life and education editEleanor Jane Alexander was born in 1857 to Cecil Frances Humphreys and Rev William Alexander G C V O in Strabane County Tyrone Northern Ireland Her father who also wrote and published poetry became Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland Her mother was also a poet and hymnwriter Alexander had two brothers and a sister Her mother died in 1895 Her brother Robert Jocelyn Alexander also a poet was killed when the RMS Leinster was torpedoed on 10 October 1918 1 2 3 4 Alexander wrote for The Spectator the Belfast Telegraph and The Times and wrote Lady Anne s Walk which was a miscellany of reflections based on the sketches of Lady Anne Beresford She also wrote novels and biographies which detailed life in Ulster and recorded local dialects She worked on a collection of humorous pieces at the start of World War I Awarded her MBE for her hospital war work she was also awarded the title of Lady of Grace St John of Jerusalem 2 1 3 4 Alexander lived with her father until he died in 1911 In honour of her father s work she was granted permission to live in rooms in Prince Edward s Lodgings Hampton Court Palace by George V She died on 3 June 1939 and is buried in Derry 1 2 3 4 Bibliography editLady Anne s Walk The Rambling Rector The Lady of the Well Primate Alexander Archbishop of Armagh A MemoirReferences and sources edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Eleanor Alexander a b c Eleanor Jane Alexander Ricorso Retrieved 22 October 2019 a b c Eleanor Jane Alexander Irish Graves Retrieved 22 October 2019 a b c Eleanor Alexander 1857 1939 Poet 22 May 2017 Retrieved 22 October 2019 a b c Alexander Eleanor Jane Thom s Irish Who s Who Dublin Alexander Thom and Son Ltd 1923 p 3 via Wikisource Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleanor Jane Alexander amp oldid 1198682410, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
