Robert alexander iii biography of william hill

With regard to the novels he wrote, under the pen name of Joan Butler, Alexander developed a funny style which echoed that of such authors as Thorne Smith and P. Wodehouse [ 1 ]. Robert was born on 21 November , in his family's house at Railway Avenue, Sutton , County Dublin , some 12 km northeast of the city center.

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Robert's father was an electrical engineer who worked with the Great Northern Railway Ireland. The company ran the Hill of Howth Tramway , which ran between Sutton and Howth railway station , which opened in The Alexanders were the first family to take possession of one of the houses built by the company for the engineers, in Railway Avenue.

The family remained settled there during Robert's Bobby's youth. Robert was the fourth son and the youngest child. Their parents, James and Ellen, were born in Waterford and moved to Dublin when they married. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.