Eleanor Jane Alexander MBE (1857 – 3 June 1939), was a poet and novelist, who was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her work during World War I. Eleanor Jane Alexander was born in 1857 to Cecil Frances Humphreys and Rev.
Her father, who also wrote and published poetry, became Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland.
Her brother, Robert Jocelyn Alexander, also a poet, was killed when the RMS Leinster was torpedoed on 10 October 1918.
She also wrote novels and biographies which detailed life in Ulster and recorded local dialects.
In honour of her father's work, she was granted permission to live in rooms in Prince Edward's Lodgings, Hampton Court Palace, by George V. She died on 3 June 1939 and is buried in Derry.