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Roderick Macleod (Knock)
Roderick Macleod or MacLeod may refer to: * Roderick MacLeod (Old Rory) (c. 1500 – c. 1595), chief of Clan MacLeod of Lewis * Roderick Macleod of Macleod (1573–1626), 15th chief of Clan Macleod * Roderick Macleod, 2nd of Cadboll (died 1770), Scottish Jacobite and rebel * Roderick Macleod, 4th of Cadboll (1786–1853), Scottish politician * Roderick Macleod (Alberta politician) (1908–2004), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada * Roderick John MacLeod, Lord Minginish (born c. 1953), Scottish lawyer, chairman of the Scottish Land Court since 2014 * Roderick MacLeod (minister) (1754–1815), principal of King's College, Aberdeen, 1800–1815 * Roddy MacLeod (born 1962), Scottish bagpipe player See also * Roderick McLeod (other) {{hndis, Macleod, Roderick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick MacLeod (Old Rory)
Roderick Macleod (Modern Scottish Gaelic: Ruaraidh Macleòid, c. 1500–c. 1595), also known as Old Rory, was the chief of Clan Macleod of Lewis, Clan Macleod of Lewes in the later half of the 16th century. Biography Roderick was the son and heir of Malcolm, chieftain of Lewis, himself younger brother of the forfeited chieftain Torquil MacLeod (forfeited clan chief), Torquil, whom the Scottish king had deposed in 1506. Malcolm had re-acquired the ancestral dominions from the king in 1511, but when he died, his son Roderick was still underage, and Torquil's son John MacLeod (son of Torquil MacLeod), John -with the assistance of Domhnall 'Gruamach' of Sleat (grandson and heir of Hugh of Sleat)- seized the whole Lewes inheritance. John's daughter and heiress Màiri had married Donald Gorm of Sleat (son of Domhnall Gruamach). Roderick, on the other hand, claimed the succession as male heir. An agreement was reached between Donald Gorm and Roderick Melkolmson, whereby Roderick wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Macleod Of Macleod
Sir Rory MacLeod, 15th Chief of MacLeod (c1559–1626), also known as Roderick Macleod ( Scots Gaelic: Ruairidh Mór 'Rory the Great'), was the 15th Chief of Clan MacLeod and one of the most famed and notorious chiefs of that clan. Biography Roderick MacLeod of MacLeod, also known as "Rory Mor" or "Ruairidh Mor", was born in Dunvegan, Scotland in 1573 and was the 15th chief of the Clan MacLeod. He was the second son of Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (c. 1516-1585) the 12th chief of the Clan MacLeod. He became chief upon the death of his young nephew in 1595. He married Elizabeth MacDonald, daughter of the 8th Chief of Clan MacDonald of Glengarry circa 1598. Together they had 11 children, 5 sons and 6 daughters including: * Margaret MacLeod of Macleod, who married Hector Mor Maclean, 16th Chief of Clan Maclean; * Mary MacLeod of Macleod who married Sir Lachlan Maclean, 1st Baronet and 17th Chief of Clan Maclean; * Ian Mor Macleod of Macleod, 16th Chief (died 1649), who married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Macleod, 2nd Of Cadboll
Roderick Macleod, 2nd of Cadboll (died 1770) was a Scottish laird who supported the Jacobite cause and fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie in The 'Forty-Five'. Biography Roderick Macleod was the son of Aeneas Macleod and Margaret, eldest daughter of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie, 1st Baronet and 4th of Scatwell. Macleod fought for Bonnie Prince Charlie in The 'Forty-Five', but the family estate was not confiscated on understanding that he went into exile for a time. He registered arms with the Lord Lyon c. 1730. When he died in 1770 his estates and social position were inherited by his son Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod Robert Bruce Aeneas Macleod (23 January 1764 – 6 December 1844), 3rd Macleod of Cadboll, was Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty from 1794 until 1833, and, a staunch Tory, he sat as the Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Cromartyshire from 1807 to 1812. .... Family In 1751 Roderick Macleod married his cousin Lilias, daughter of William Mackenzie of Belmaduthy, they had two child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Macleod, 4th Of Cadboll
Roderick Macleod 4th of Cadboll (24 November 1786 – 13 March 1853) was a Scottish Whig politician.; and cites ''Scots Mag.'' (1786), 569. for date of birth Biography Macleod was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cromartyshire from 1818 to 1820, and for Sutherland from 14 September 1831 until 1837, when he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election, and ran for the constituency of Inverness Burghs which he represented from 1837 – 21 February 1840. Macleod was Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty from 1833 until he died. His father lived to be a ripe old age so Macleod did not become head of the family until he was in his late 50s. He died nine years later in March 1853 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Robert Bruce Aeneas (1818–88). Family On 10 July 1813 Macleod married Isabella, daughter of William Cunninghame, merchant, of Lainshaw. They had five children: their eldest son was Robert Bruce Aeneas (1818-1888), their younger son was Henry Dunning Macle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick Macleod (Alberta Politician)
Roderick Angus Macleod (August 3, 1908 – June 8, 2004) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1963. He served in the governing Social Credit caucus representing the electoral district of Olds. Political career Macleod ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on February 9, 1959. He easily defeated W. Anderson to hold the electoral district for Social Credit. Macleod was forced to run for re-election that same year in the 1959 Alberta general election Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E .... He was returned to his seat after defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Bruce Hanson by similar margin as the by-election. Olds electoral district was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick John MacLeod, Lord Minginish
Roderick John MacLeod, Lord Minginish, (Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic: ''Ruairidh Iain MacLeòid''; born ), also known as Roddy John, is a Scottish people, Scottish advocate. From 2014 until his retirement in December 2022, he was Chairman of the Scottish Land Court and President of the Lands Tribunal for Scotland. He was the first Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic-speaking chair of the court. Early life MacLeod was born on the Isle of Skye in about 1953. His parents, who were both from the Outer Hebrides, outer-Hebridean isle of Harris, Scotland, Harris, moved in the 1920s to Portnalong in Skye in the 1920s as part of a land settlement scheme. He was educated on Skye at Portnalong Junior Secondary School from 1957 to 1965, and at Portree High School from 1965 to 1971. He then studied law at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with LLB honours in 1975. Career MacLeod then undertook a two-year legal apprenticeship in Edinburgh, before working for from 1977–78 in Gaelic-language bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roderick MacLeod (minister)
Roderick MacLeod FRSE (1754-1801) he was Principal of Kings College, Aberdeen 1800 to 1815. Life He was born in 1727 the third son of Christina and Donald MacLeod, Laird of Talisker, Skye. Roderick had three siblings. He studied at Aberdeen University graduating MA in 1746. From 1749 he was Professor of Philosophy at Kings College, Aberdeen, In 1764 he was elected Sub Principal and after 36 years in this role was elected Principal in place of John Chalmers, holding this role until death. In 1783 (on the day of its foundation) he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh but he is not listed as a Founder. Aberdeen University gave him an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1793. He died on 11 September 1815. He is buried in the enclosed area to the east of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen. Family In June 1780 he married Isobel or Isabella Christie (1760-1832), daughter of Dr Christie of Baberton. They had ten children, six of whom survived to adulthood. Most notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roddy MacLeod
Roddy MacLeod, MBE (born August 26, 1962) is a Scottish bagpiper, director of the annual Piping Live! Festival and former principal of the National Piping Centre. He is known to be vocal against Scottish reforms in the realm of piping. In 2006, when the government ordered pipers to play quietly, and protect their ears whilst practising, he was quoted as saying; ''""If you are practising to become a serious piper, you cannot do so within these kinds of limits."'' In the same year he campaigned to introduce means-testing to acquire a busker's licence in Edinburgh. After speaking out against the lack of piping teachers in Scottish schools, he introduced Skype lessons in 2008 for would-be pipers as a potential solution to the problem. He also suggested that the chanter replace the recorder in primary schools. He is a ten-time winner of the Piobaireachd at the Glenfiddich Solo Piping Championship; a record, and has won the overall title five times. In 2012 he was inducted into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |