William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill
British educator
Date of Birth: 13-Dec-1905
Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 08-Sep-1993
Profession: pedagogue
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About William Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill
- William Picken Alexander, Baron Alexander of Potterhill (13 December 1905 – 8 September 1993) was a British educator and educational administrator who served as general secretary of the Association of Education Committees from 1945 to 1977.
- Alexander was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the University of Glasgow.
- During World War II he served in the Royal Air Force and was promoted on 1 April 1941 to pilot officer.
- He married Joan Mary Williamson in 1949.
- Knighted in 1961, he was created a life peer as Baron Alexander of Potterhill, of Paisley in the County of Renfrew, on 2 September 1974.Lord Alexander died in 1993.
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