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    Archibald S. Alexander

    American lawyer

    Archibald Stevens Alexander (October 28, 1906 – September 4, 1979) was an American lawyer, civil servant, and Democratic politician.

    He served as Under Secretary of the United States Army in the Truman Administration and as New Jersey State Treasurer.

    Early life

    Alexander was born in New York City on October 28, 1906. He was the son of Archibald Stevens Alexander (1880–1912) and Helen Tracy (née Barney) Alexander (1882–1922).[1] From his mother's second marriage to Frederic Newell Watriss, he had a younger half-brother, James Barney Watriss, a horse breeder and aviator.[2]

    Through his father, he was a great-grandson of John Stevens, who developed early versions of a screw-propelled steamboat and steam locomotive, and a great-grandson of John Stevens, a delegate in 1784 to the Continental Congress.[3] Through his mother, he was a grandson of Lily (née Whitney) Barney (sister of William Collins Whitney) a