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Daniel Alexander (9 January 1800 - 5 October 1863) was a Scottish painter.

Life
His father Daniel Alexander [Snr.] was the locker of the Glasgow Customs.

His mother was Margaret McLaren.

Daniel Alexander was born on 9 January 1800.

He married Mary Archibald Banks (c. 1802 - 23 April 1863), from Stirling, on 6 December 1837 in Edinburgh.

In the 1841 census the couple were still in Edinburgh at 9 Manor Place.

In the 1851 census they had moved to Dunoon, staying at Shore Street. In the 1861 census, they were at 4 Queen Street in Dunoon.

Death
He died on 5 October 1863 at Newton Cottage, Dunoon.

Works
Glasgow Museums have 41 sketches of Daniel Alexander, mainly showing topographical locations around Scotland.