Born in Keith, Scotland, July 15, 1842. Lived in Uruguay. Wife was Agnes - married about 1869. Children were Janet, James, Christina, William, Edward, Jack. Alexander was a rancher near Huntley in 1877 - may be first in present Yellowstone County. Lawyer, 29th U S Infantry, worked with Gen. Miles, U S Bankruptcy referee for 27 years and served on the Billings City Council. On Sept. 17, 1889, Alexander Fraser of the Billings Grain and Fuel Company was appointed agent for Billings and vicinity for the sale of Rocky Fork Coal. Contractor for Northern Pacific Railroad, Billings Justice of the Peace, and a High Priest of the Masons. Daughter Miss Janet R. Fraser (Nettie) married Arthur C. Tompkins in Dec. 10, 1888 - See Billings Gazette, December 20, for wedding gifts list. See History of Montana by Leeson, Progressive Men of Montana, Billings A to Z by Stevens and Montana Monographs by O'Donnell. See History of Montana by Joaquin Miller. Died March 27, 1907 - See Alexander Fraser is Dead, Anaconda Standard, March 29, 1907.
Creator
Unknown
Genre (Short List)
photographs
Genre (AAT)
photographs
Type
Image
Date Original
1890
Subject (LCSH)
Pioneers--Montana--Yellowstone County--Billings. Ranchers--Montana. Huntley (Mont.) Lawyers--Montana. City council members--Montana. Justices of the peace.
HP Scanner, unknown model, unknown scanning software; 12,506,000 Bytes file size for master TIF file; 2941 x 2372 dimension size for master TIF file; web-viewable images created from master TIF using Microsoft Office Picture Manager and CONTENTdm 5.0.
Date Digitized
2007-02-28
Relation
See History of Montana by Leeson. Progressive Men of Montana. Billings A to Z by Stevens. Montana Monographs by O'Donnell. See History of Montana by Joaquin Miller. See Alexander Fraser is Dead, Anaconda Standard, March 29, 1907.
