Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod

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Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod
A black and white image of Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod, which dates sometime before 1906.
Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod, before 1906.
Born(1839-07-27)27 July 1839
Died5 November 1929(1929-11-05) (aged 90)
TitleThe 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod
PredecessorNorman MacLeod of MacLeod (father)
SuccessorSir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod (brother)
SpouseEmily Caroline Isham
Children
  • Margaret Louisa
  • Emily Pauline

Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (27 July 1839 – 5 November 1929) was the 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod.

Biography

Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod[1] was born on 27 July 1839. He was the eldest son of Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1898), 25th Chief of Clan MacLeod and his wife Louisa Barbara St John (1818–1880), only daughter of the 14th Baron St John of Bletso.

He was educated at

Pedis at the Battle of Wulu
.

Norman returned home in 1880 and succeeded his late father as the 26th Chief of MacLeod in 1885.[2] The MacLeod tartan, commonly known as Macleod hunting tartan, was approved by Norman in 1910.[3]

Norman married Emily Caroline, daughter of

Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet
, in 1881.

They were cousins as Emily's mother, Emily Vaughan, was a half sister to Normans mother, Louisa Barbara St John.

They had two daughters, Margaret Louisa and Emily Pauline.

He died on 5 November 1929.

Succession of the chiefship after his death

As Norman had no sons, he was succeeded as clan chief by his younger brother, Sir

Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod (1878–1976), 28th Chief of MacLeod and the first female chief of the clan.[4]

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ "Norman Magnus MACLEOD (XXVI Chief)". www.macleodgenealogy.org. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Norman Magnus MacLeod, Soldier and Chief)". Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Tartan Details". Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Dame Flora MACLEOD (XXVIII Chief)". www.macleodgenealogy.org. Retrieved 27 August 2009.


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