John MacLeod, 1st Baronet

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Sir John MacLeod, 1st Baronet JP DL ( May 5, 1857 - March 6, 1934 ) was a Scottish politician.

Life

MacLeod was born in 1857 to the well-known clergyman Norman MacLeod and his wife Catherine Ann Mackintosh . On January 4, 1888, he married Edith Fielden , with whom he fathered three children, Ellen , John Macintosh Norman (1891-1939) and George (1895-1991). MacLeod was a partner in the accounting firm Kerr, MacLeod and Macfarlan . He was also a director of Clydesdale Bank and the Scottish Union of National Insurance . MacLeod served as Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Glasgow . He was a member of the Royal Company of Archers and was a member of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland . On March 3, 1924, MacLeod was promoted to Baronet , of Fuinary, Morven , in the County of Argyll . He died in 1934. His eldest son John inherited the title of baronet.

Political career

Since 1909 the Unionist Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson held the lower house mandate of the Glasgow Central constituency . When he was appointed Lord Justice Clerk in 1915 , he gave up his lower house mandate, which required by-elections in the constituency. To this the unionist MacLeod stood against his party colleague Gavin William Ralston . With a share of 95.3% of the vote, he decided the election clearly for himself and moved into the British lower house for the first time. In the following general election in 1918 MacLeod did not apply for another term for Glasgow Central. Instead, he ran for election in the newly created neighboring constituency, Glasgow Kelvingrove . He was able to prevail clearly against the independent WC Leachman and the liberal G. McPherson . In the following general election in 1922 MacLeod did not run and he left the House of Commons.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b John MacLeod, 1st Baronet on thepeerage.com , accessed April 10, 2011.
  2. ^ The Edinburgh Gazette : No. 14017, p. 580 , April 25, 1924.
  3. ^ Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons 1918, p. 222.
  4. ^ Debrett's Guide to the House of Commons 1922, p. 212.
  5. ^ The Scottish Law Review and Sheriff Court Reports, 1924, Volume 40, p. 183.

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personal data
SURNAME MacLeod, John, 1st Baronet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 5, 1857
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 1934