Maj. Gen. Norman MacLeod, 23rd Chief MacLeod

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Biographical Summary

Macleod of Macleod, Norman. 04/03/1754-?. Ref: 990. Male.

• Titles and British Honours: Major General.
• Place of Birth: Brodie House, Nairn.
• Place of Death: Guernsey.
• Profession: Soldier, Politician.
• Appointments Held: Enlisted 1774, 42nd Regiment, Malabar, India; 1786, 73rd Regiment, 1794 Major-General; MP 1790-6 Inverness-shire.
• Undergraduate Studies: St Andrews, Oxford University.
• Father: John MacLeod, 19th Laird of MacLeod.
• Other Family: Nephew of John Hill FRSE 1747-1805.
• References: Shapin 317; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage, 2, 1981, 60.
• Memberships: FRS (1791), Highland Society.
• Date of Election: 28/06/1790.
• Proposers: John Hill, Andrew Duncan, James Hutton (Literary Section Minute 18/01/1790 NLS Acc10,000/3).
• Notes: Died August 1801.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 606

Other References

• History of the Macleods with genealogies of the principal families of the name; Alexander Mackenzie; 1889; page 155-182

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"Major General Norman Macleod" 23rd Chief of Clan Macleod
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General Norman Macleod, 23rd Chief.

1. 1: "Norman Macleod was the 23rd Chief of Clan Macleod, referred to as 'The General'. He was the son of John Macleod and Amelia Brodie." It is a British source. https://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/britishinfantry/42...
2. 2: Another well respected source is Clan MacFarlane and associated clans genealogy site. They list him similarly as "Gen. Norman MacLeod, 23rd Chief" https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...