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James Stuart Carnegie Alexander (13 February 1900 - 18 July 1952) was a Scottish painter.

Life
His father was David Carnegie Alexander (18 July 1856 - 20 January 1928), a writer [solicitor] from Selkirk.

His mother was Jane Florence Turnbull (born 1878) from Aberdour, Fife. She was from a generational line of Selkirk doctors; though her father was a writer to the signet, her uncle was a doctor. David and Jane married on 25 April 1899, at St. Andrews Parish in Edinburgh.

James Stuart Carnegie Alexander was born on 13 February 1900, in Selkirk.

He married Euphen Flora Cochrane (13 January 1917 - 6 April 2008) at St. Johns, Selkirk on 20 August 1943. Euphen was also an artist. She was the daughter of Colonel Alexander Charles Purves Cochrane (17 September 1879 - 10 May 1968) and his wife Florence Edith Hurd Berthon (October 1838 - 26 May 1964) of Ashkirk House in Selkirk.

Death
He died on 18 July 1952 at Viewfield Nursing Home in Selkirk. The funeral was on 22 July 1952. He is buried in Selkirk Auld Kirk graveyard.

The Paisley Daily Express of 22 July 1952 stated: NOTABLE SCOTS DEAD— James Stuart Carnegie Alexander, of Selkirk—a Scots artist who specialised in landscapes and flower studies in water colours. The Hawick Express of 23 July 1952 stated: DEATH OF A BORDER ARTIST The death in Viewfield Nursing Home, Selkirk, of Mr James S. C. Alexander, of Hillside, Ashkirk, deprives the Borders of one of its most distinguished artists, For long years he has been a regular contributor to the annual exhibition of the Hawick Art Club, and his attractive landscapes, especially his snow scenes, and his flower studies were always distinguished by meticulous care in draughtsmanship, fine colourings and perfect composition. Mr Alexander, who was a self-taught artist, was a friend of the late Tom Scott. R.S.A. He often exhibited at the R.S.A. and the exhibition of the Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours, as well as in Glasgow and London. He is survived by his wife, also a distinguished artist noted for her flower studies. Mr Alexander was brought up at Thirladean, Selkirkshire.

A memorial exhibition was held in Victoria Hall in Selkirk from 29 September 1952 to 11 October 1952. It featured 100 works of James Alexander, as selected by his widow Euphen Alexander.