John Alexander Inglis
John Alexander Inglis of Auchendinny and Redhall FRSE KC LLB (1873 – 1941) was a Scottish landowner, advocate and historian. He specialised in family histories of Scotland’s gentry. Contents 1 Life 2 Family 3 Family tree 4 Publications 5 References Life The grave of John Alexander Inglis, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh He was born at Montpelier Lawn in Cheltenham in England on 3 February 1873 into a Scottish family. He was the eldest son of Alexander Inglis (1830-1899) of Auchendinny and Redhall: two large estates on the south-west of Edinburgh. His mother was Florence Feeney, daughter of the newspaper proprietor, John Frederick Feeney. His younger brother was Charles Edward Inglis FRS the noted civil engineer. [1] He was the great grandson of both Vice Admiral John Inglis RN [2] and Dr Alexander Monro (tertius). [3] He was educated at Cheltenham College and won a scholarship to study Law at Christ’s College in Oxford University graduating MA. ...