John MacLeod of MacLeod
John MacLeod of MacLeod | |
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Born | John Wolrige-Gordon 10 August 1935 |
Died | 12 February 2007 | (aged 71)
Title | The 29th Chief of Clan MacLeod |
Predecessor | Flora MacLeod of MacLeod (grandmother) |
Successor | Hugh Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (son) |
Spouses | Drusilla Mary Shaw
(m. 1961; div. 1971)Melita Kolin
(m. 1973; div. 1992)Ulrika Magdalena Tham
(m. 2004) |
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John MacLeod of MacLeod, born John Wolrige-Gordon (10 August 1935 – 12 February 2007) was the 29th
Biography
John was born as John Wolrige-Gordon in
John was educated at
In 1951, he was named
Family
John married Drusilla Mary Shaw, daughter of actor Sebastian Shaw, on 25 July 1961. The marriage was later dissolved by divorce, without issue, on 31 March 1971. He had a
Cricket
During the 1980s, John became a keen playing member of the Poet's and Peasants' Cricket Club, a group of amateurs (largely musicians) that included founding member Bramwell Tovey. The club's poet was Alan Gibson, The Times cricket correspondent and former Test Match Special commentator. Such was John's modesty that few of the members knew about his background until a piece appeared about him in one of the Sunday broadsheets. John was by all accounts a decent batsman and would usually open the batting for the Peasants with a statuesque West Indian named Tony Jenkins who drove trains on London's Central Line. The club was based in Essex and most of the fixtures were played in this county, some considerable distance from John's London home in Chelsea.
Death and successor
On 12 February 2007, John died of
Ancestry
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References
- ^ www.telegraph.co.uk. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 22 November 2009.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9711966-0-5.
- www.independent.co.uk. Archived from the originalon 13 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- www.news.scotsman.com. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ "Clan MacLeod chief dies aged 71". BBC. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ MacLeod Nicol, Nancy (2002). Tell your Children About the Stones. Keylime Press.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9711966-0-5.
- ^ "Clan MacLeod Magazine", p. 73, issue No. 100, April 2005
- www.news.bbc.co.uk. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- www.heraldscotland.com. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2009.
- ^ Fairbairn, James (1883). Royal book of crests of Great Britain and Ireland, Dominion of Canada, India and Australasia : derived from best authorities and family records. Vol. 1. London: James MacVeigh. p. 541.