John MacLeod (solicitor)
Sir John MacLeod Lord Provost of Edinburgh | |
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In office 1916–1919 | |
Personal details | |
Born | John Lorne MacLeod 20 October 1873 Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland |
Died | 7 September 1946 | (aged 72)
Occupation | Solicitor |
Sir John Lorne MacLeod
Life
MacLeod was born at Inveraray, Argyll, the son of John Macleod, prison governor of Inveraray Jail[1] and his wife, Mary Mctavish of Tobermory.[2] He studied law at the University of Edinburgh and qualified as a solicitor in 1895. He practised as a partner in Whigham & MacLeod at 25 Albany Street and lived in a large Georgian townhouse at 72 Great King Street.[3]
He served as a member of
From 1925 until his death he was chairman of the Scottish Life Assurance Company.[4]
He served as Food Commissioner for Scotland from 1920 to 1921 and was a member of the
Having already been
From 1933 to 1944 Sir John served as the tenth president of the Cockburn Association, the influential Edinburgh conservation organisation that was founded in 1875.[5]
He died on 7 September 1946 and was buried in Warriston Cemetery. The currently (2019) toppled monument lies towards the west end of one of the main east-west paths north of the central vaults.
Family
His sister Phoebe married George Whigham (died 1909), who later became his business partner. Phoebe died at Woodbine Cottage in Colinton in 1925 and is buried with John in Warriston Cemetery.
Portrait
His full length portrait (in military uniform) by George Fiddes Watt is held at Edinburgh City Chambers.[6]
References
- ^ "John Lorne MacLeod".
- ^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
- ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910
- ^ a b c d Obituary, The Times, 10 September 1946
- ^ "Historic Cockburn Association Office-Bearers".
- ^ "Sir John Lorne Macleod (1873–1946), CBE, LLD, Lord Provost (1916–1919) | Art UK".