Alexander Inglis [also known as Alex Inglis] was born on 22 January 1877, probably in Scotland. He was articled to James Pearson Alison (1862-1932) in Hawick, Scotland from 1891 to 1896 and remained as his assistant until 1901. He then worked as an assistant to Thomas Greenshields Leadbetter (1859-1931) and James McLellan Fairley (1860-1942) of Leadbetter & Fairley in Edinburgh in 1901-02.
Inglis commenced independent practice as an architect in Hawick in 1902 and subsequently took over the practice of his uncle, John Inglis, in Hawick.
He was awarded 2nd prize (Northern Area) in a competitions conducted by the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Local Government Board to design Cottage Housing for the Working Classes in 1918.
Inglis elected a Licentiate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (LRIBA) in 1911. His address was given as 12 Bridge Street, Hawick in 1911; 53, Weensland Road, Hawick in 1914 and 1926; 14, Bridge Street, Hawick in 1930 and 1939; and 35 Strachen Road, Edinburgh in 1965. He died on 6 December 1965
Among Inglis's completed architectural projects by Inglis were the Hawick and District Joint Fever Hospital in Burnfoot, Scotland (1902); the District Hospital in Newcastleton, Scotland (1904); a factory for the knitwear firm N Peal (Wholesale Ltd) in Hawick (1911); an d an office for Turnbull's Finishing Works in Hawick (1912).
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001