Sir Alexander Malcolm MacEwen Kt. (10 January 1875 – 29 June 1941) was a Scottish solicitor, provost and the first leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP).MacEwen was born in Calcutta, India, the son of Robert Sutherland MacEwen (1839-1900), a barrister from Dornoch who served in India as the Recorder of Rangoon. Alexander MacEwen was educated at Clifton College, Bristol and the University of Edinburgh.