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  2. William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling - Wikipedia

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    Nova Scotia plaque on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle. William Alexander Monument, built of stones from his Menstrie Castle, Victoria Park, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1957). In 1621, King James I granted Stirling a royal charter appointing him mayor of a vast territory which was enlarged into a lordship and barony of Nova Scotia (meaning New Scotland); the area is now known as Nova Scotia, New ...

  3. William Alexander (the younger) - Wikipedia

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    Sir William Alexander (c. 1602 – 18 May 1638) was the founder, in 1629, of the Scottish colony of Nova Scotia with the establishment of Charles Fort, now the site of modern Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada.

  4. List of National Historic Sites of Canada in Nova Scotia

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    The site of William Alexander's former settlement, intended to establish the colony of "Nova Scotia"; occupied by Scottish colonists for 3 years, when the territory was restored to France Covenanters' Church [21] 1811 (completed) 1976 Grand-Pré

  5. Scottish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    On 29 September 1621, the charter for the foundation of a colony was granted by James VI of Scotland to Sir William Alexander. [1] Between 1622 and 1628, Sir William launched four attempts to send colonists to Nova Scotia; all failed for various reasons. A successful settlement of Nova Scotia was finally achieved in 1629.

  6. Menstrie Castle - Wikipedia

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    Menstrie Castle is a three-storey manor house in the town of Menstrie, Clackmannanshire, near Stirling, central Scotland. [1] From the early 17th century, it was home to Sir William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling, who was instrumental in founding the colony of Nova Scotia. [1]

  7. Real estate broker Alexander brothers charged with sex ... - AOL

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    Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander speak at a panel at the Rockstars of Real Estate Event hosted by Editor-in-Chief of DETAILS Magazine Dan Peres on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 in New York.

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    In 1997, his firm was involved in the first public-private partnership in Canadian water management in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Financial Post, 23 March 1996). He served on a Market Design Committee established by the provincial Progressive Conservative government of Mike Harris to provide the guidelines for deregulation in Ontario's energy ...

  9. Real estate tycoons the Alexander brothers arrested on ... - AOL

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    The Alexander brothers -- Alon, Oren and Tal -- have been arrested on federal sex trafficking charges, according to New York prosecutors. For well over a decade, the prominent real estate brothers ...