Alexander Leslie-Melville, Lord Balgonie

Alexander Leslie-Melville, Viscount Balgonie (19. November 1831 – 29. August 1857) was a British soldier.

This article is about the Lord Balgonie. For other people named Alexander Leslie, see Alexander Leslie (disambiguation).
Lord Balgonie in the Crimea, circa 1855

He held the title of Lord Balgonie as a courtesy title; he was the eldest son of David-Leslie Melville, 8th Earl of Leven, 7th Earl of Melville. He served in the Grenadier Guards, and died in 1857 as a result of hard campaigning in the Crimean War.

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