Alexander Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven
Alexander Robert Leslie-Melville, 14th Earl of Leven DL
was a Scottish peer and soldier.
He was educated at Eton College. A captain in the Coldstream Guards, he fought in the Second World War, and was wounded.
He was Aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1951 to 1952. He was Deputy Lieutenant of Nairn, from 1961 to 1969. He was Lord Lieutenant of Nairn, from 1969 to 1999. He was Chairman of the Nairn County Council, from 1970 to 1974.
He was president of the British Ski and Snowboard Federation.Family
He married Susan Steuart-Menzies, on 30 April 1953, daughter of Lt Col Ronald Steuart-Menzies of Culdares; they had children:
- David Alexander Leslie Melville, Lord Balgonie, he married Julia Critchley in 1981. They have two children:
- *Alexander Ian Leslie Melville, 15th Earl of Leven
- *Hon. Louisa Clare Leslie Melville
- Lady Jane Catherine Leslie Melville she married Philip Mark Gurney Hudson in 1977. They have two daughters:
- *Katherine Laura Hudson
- *Susanna Jane Hudson
- Hon. Archibald Ronald Leslie Melville. he married Julia Fox on 4 April 1987. They have three daughters:
- *Alice Catherine Leslie Melville
- *Camilla Jane Leslie Melville
- *Joanna Julia Leslie Melville
