Blackwell Alexander

Blackwell, Alexander, physician, was born in Aberdeen about the beginning of the 18th century. About 1730 he seems to have been a printer in London, becoming bankrupt in 1734, and being cast into a debtor's prison, where he was supported by his wife Elizabeth Blackwell (q.v.). He afterwards wrote a book on agriculture, which attracted the notice of the king of Sweden, and led to his removal to that country. Here he was convicted of conspiracy against the royal family, and beheaded in 1747.