Robert alexander biography

Robert Dingwall Zimmerman is an American author of mysteries, psychological thrillers, children's books, mystery games, and historical fiction.
Robert Jackson Alexander (November 26, 1918 – April 27, 2010) was an American political activist, writer, and academic who spent most of his professional.
Major General Robert Alexander (October 17, 1863 – August 25, 1941) was a senior United States Army officer.

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ALEXANDER, ROBERT, merchant and politician; b. 1822 in Bonavista, Nfld, and baptized 27 Jan. 1823, son of William Alexander and Elizabeth Newell; d. 26 or 27 Jan. 1884 at Liverpool, England.

Robert Alexander’s father, a Scottish-born merchant at Bonavista, died when Robert was six years old. Along with two brothers and a sister, Robert was raised, apparently at Bonavista, by his mother who remarried in 1842. He probably apprenticed as a clerk in a mercantile business at St John’s, most likely in the firm of J. and W. Stewart and Company, based in Greenock, Scotland, which had had close connections with his father’s business and of which Robert became the managing partner in Newfoundland on 3 June 1861.

J. and W. Stewart had operated in Newfoundland since the early 19th century, exporting fish and seal products and importing provisions from the United States and Canada and manufactured goods from Britain. After the deaths of the two Stewart brothers, James and William, in the 1830s, the business had been controlled by i

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Robert J. Alexander

American academic (1918–2010)

Robert Jackson Alexander (November 26, 1918 – April 27, 2010) was an American political activist, writer, and academic who spent most of his professional career at Rutgers University. He is best remembered for his pioneering studies on the trade union movement in Latin America and dissident communist political parties, including ground-breaking monographs on the International Communist Right Opposition, Maoism, and the international Trotskyist movement.

Biography

Early years

Robert J. Alexander was born in Canton, Ohio on November 26, 1918. His family moved to Leonia, New Jersey in 1922, when his father, Ralph S. Alexander accepted a teaching position at Columbia University.^[1] Alexander graduated from the public high school in 1936 and matriculated at Columbia, receiving a B.A. in 1940 and a Master of Arts degree the following year. In 1936 Alexander took a senior trip to Spain, which sparked a lifelong interest in Hispanic cultures.^[1]

Alexander was drafted in April 1942 into the Uni

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Robert Alexander (United States Army officer)

United States Army general (1863–1941)

Robert Alexander
Robert Alexander, wearing the two stars of a major general, pictured here in 1919.
Born	(1863-10-17)October 17, 1863 Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died	August 25, 1941(1941-08-25) (aged 77) The Bronx, New York City, United States
Place of Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, United States
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1886–1927
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-282
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	41st Division 63rd Brigade 77th Division 3rd Field Artillery Brigade 3rd Division Fort Lewis, Washington
Battles / wars	American Indian Wars Spanish–American War Philippine–American War Pancho Villa Expedition World War I
Awards	Distinguished Service Cross, Croix de Guerre
Spouse(s)	Mollie Augur Alexander (nee Thomas)

Major GeneralRobert Alexander (October 17, 1863 – August 25, 1941) was a senior United States Armyofficer. He served in World