Captain Sir Alexander Holburn, 3rd Baronet (c. 1728 – January 22, 1772)[1] (alternatively Holborne or Holburne) was a Scottish sea captain in the Royal Navy.
He was the second son of the advocate Sir James Holburn, 2nd Baronet (grandson of Major General James Holborne of Menstrie) by his second wife Jean, the daughter of Alexander Spital of Leuchat.
Alexander succeeded to the baronetcy on the death of his father in 1758 when he was killed at sea in 1756.
[2] Before he could take command of his ship, Holburn was imprisoned for debt at the King's Bench Prison, Southwark, where he remained until shortly before his death.
[2] His wife, Maria Holburn, approached the Duke of Portland in 1766, in the hope of securing for Alexander a position.