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Name: ALEXANDER, Reginald Stanley
Nee: son of Douglas Alexander
Birth Date: 14 Nov 1914 Nairobi
Death Date: 31 March 1990 meningitis, Nairobi
First Date: 1910
Profession: Started business as an accountant, served as a Fighter Pilot in the RAF, 1939-45, member of Legislative Council, and Chairman of the Kenya Olympics Committee. 1952 elected Mayor of Nairobi and was the first Kenya born person to hold that position
Married: 1941 Maree Bertha Pollok b. 28 Sep 1916 Bombay, d. 8 Aug 1988 Nairobi
Children: Moyra; Susan; Annett
Book Reference: Gillett, Who's Who, Barnes
War Service: RAF Fighter Pilot WW2
School: Govt. School Nakuru, & Prince of Wales, Nairobi
General Information:
Early player for Old Cambrians Rugby Club - 1930s - Reggie Alexander
Who's Who - articled in Manchester 1931-35; War service RAF 1939-46; Councillor and Alderman Nairobi City Council 1948-56, Mayor 1954-55; first elected to Legco 1956; President Old Cambrian Society; Chairman Kenya Olympic Assoc., Member of International Olympic Committee, led first Kenya Olympic Team Melbourne 1956; Company Director; Chairman of Kenya Oil Co.; was elected to the House of Representatives as Specially Elected Member (KADU) 1963