Alexander Cannon Biography

Alexander Cannon or Canan (fl. late 17th century) commanded regiments in the service of William of Orange and James II. He remained loyal to James after the 1688 Glorious Revolution and was appointed Major-General of Jacobite forces in Scotland after the death of Viscount Dundee in July 1689. He was replaced as commander by Thomas Buchan in early 1690 and remained in Scotland as his subordinate until provided with a safe passage to France in 1692. Little is known of his later career but he was still in Jacobite service in 1708.