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John Alexander (c.1 January 1839 - 13 January 1912) was a Scottish painter. He is best known for landscapes of Glasgow and its surrounding area.

Life
His parents were John Alexander (4 August 1807 - 24 March 1872) and Jeanie Baxter. John (Senior) was from Carnwath in Lanarkshire. He became an artist and travelled to Liverpool, Dumfries and Glasgow.

John (Junior) was born around 1839 in Liverpool, the couple's eldest son. Another son was Scott Alexander (c. 1843 - 8 July 1896), born in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire.

In 1873 he was staying at 88 Renfield Street in Glasgow. This was with his brother Scott who became a photo artist and had a business there. However Scott was move back to Dumfriesshire.

In 1877 he was staying at 11 Rose Street in Garnethill in Glasgow.

In 1879 he was staying at 3 Auchentorlie Terrace in Bowling.

Art
In 1873 he exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy his work: The Donich Burn, Lochgoilhead.

In 1879 he exhibited three works at the RSA: Milton Glen, Dunbartonshire; Cambuslang and Auchentorlie Moor, Dunbartonshire.

In 1880 he exhibited at the RSA: A Canal Boat, Bowling.

His last exhibit at the RSA was in 1881, he exhibited: Old Firs.

In 1891 he was exhibiting his work at the Old Kilpatrick Naturalist and Antiquarian Society. At the monthly meeting of this society, on the 18th [May 1891] ... Mr John Alexander, artist, Bowling, showed water-colour drawings of the ruin of Killellan Church, and Barochan Cross. both in the parish of Houston, Renfrewshire.

Death
He died on 13 January 1912 in the Western Infirmary hospital in Hillhead, Glasgow. His usual address was recorded as Mitchell's Terrace in Old Kilpatrick. His condition on the death certificate was prostate hypertrophy and that surgery failed.