page_title: Alexander Mackay (British Army officer)
hierarchical_section_title: Alexander Mackay (British Army officer)
caption_attribution_description: English: General Alexander MacKay
context_page_description: General Alexander Mackay was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, and a politician. The son of George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay, he was the younger brother of George Mackay of Skibo.
context_section_description: General Alexander Mackay (1717 – 31 May 1789) was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, and a politician.  The son of George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay, he was the younger brother of George Mackay of Skibo (c.1715–1782).
caption: A caricature of Alexander Mackay by John Kay