Alexander Belsches, Lord Tofts

Alexander Belsches, Lord Tofts MP (c. 1610 – 1656) was a 17th-century Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.

In July 1646 he was knighted by Charles I of England and created a Senator of the College of Justice taking the title Lord Tofts.

[3] In December 1648, from Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, King Charles wrote from his imprisonment pre-execution to gran Belsches a pension of £200 per annum.

His brother John Belsches inherited the Tofts estates but had to sell it off in sections to repay Alexander's debts.

[4] He was portrayed by Sir John Baptist de Medina.