Family and Education
b. 4 Mar. 1754, o.s. of John Macleod of Duke, Elgin by Emilia, da. of Alexander Brodie of Brodie, Elgin, ld. lyon king of arms. educ. privately; St. Andrews Univ. 1769; Univ. Coll. Oxf. 1770. m. (1) 25 Mar. 1776, Mary (d. 20 Feb. 1784), da. of Kenneth Mackenzie of Suddie, Black Isle, Ross, 1s. 1da.; (2) ?1784, Sarah, da. of Nathaniel Stackhouse, 2nd in council at Bombay, 3s, 4da. suc. fa. 1767; gdfa. Norman Macleod of Dunvegan as chief of Macleod 21 July 1772.Scots Mag. (1772), 399.
Offices Held
Capt. 71 Ft. 1775; maj. 73 Ft. 1778; lt.-col. 42 Ft. 1780 – 86, 73 Ft. 1786 – d.; brevet col. (E. Indies) 1782 – 94; army command, Malabar 1783 – 84; 2nd in command, India 1785 – 88; brevet col. 1790, maj.-gen. 1794, lt.-gen. 1801.
Main residence: Dunvegan Castle, Skye, Inverness.
Notes
See R. C. Macleod, Macleods, 71-104; I. F. Grant, Macleads, 482-3, 497-8, 501-42.
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MACLEOD, Norman (1754-1801)
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