Walter Gilbert Alexander I (December 3, 1880 – February 5, 1953) was an American physician and Republican politician from New Jersey.
He attended public schools in Lynchburg and entered Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1895 at the age of 14.
He graduated in 1899 and then attended the Boston College of Physicians and Surgeons (now Tufts University School of Medicine), receiving his M.D.
In 1919, Alexander was an unsuccessful candidate for the Assembly on Essex County's Republican League ticket.
[5] Alexander maintained close ties to his alma mater, Lincoln University, serving as graduate manager of athletics from 1920 to 1926, president of the General Alumni Association from 1931 to 1936, and member of the board of trustees in 1936.
[2] In 2007, Governor Jon Corzine signed a bill commemorating the achievements of Alexander, along with Hutchins F. Inge, the first African American to serve in the New Jersey Senate.