Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet

Sir Alexander Maitland, 1st Baronet (21 March 1728 - 14 February 1820) was a general in the British Army and the first of the Maitland baronets of Clifton. He was the fifth son of Charles Maitland, 6th Earl of Lauderdale.

Maitland's promotions were as follows:
 * Colonel - 19 February 1762
 * Major-General - 25 May 1772
 * Lieutenant-General - 29 August 1777
 * General - 12 October 1793

Maitland was made Baronet of Clifton in the County of Midlothian, in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, on 30 November 1818.