Peden Brown McLeod (September 3, 1940 – December 30, 2021) was an American politician.

Early life, education and military career

McLeod was born in

Walterboro, South Carolina Walterboro is a city in Colleton County, South Carolina, United States. The city's population was 5,398 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Colleton County. Walterboro is located west of Charleston and is located near the ACE Basin reg ...

and was a lawyer there. McLeod graduated from the Asheville Academy in

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. He then graduated from

Wofford College Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the America ...

in 1962. McLeod served in the

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from 1962 to 1964 and was commissioned a captain. In 1967, McLeod graduated from the

University of South Carolina School of Law The University of South Carolina School of Law, also known as South Carolina Law School, is a professional school within the University of South Carolina. The school of law was founded in 1867, and remains the only public and non-profit law schoo ...

Political career

McLeod served on Walterboro City Council from 1970 to 1972. He was elected to the

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, serving from 1972 to 1980. He then served in the

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from 1980 to 1990. McLeod was a member of the Democratic Party.

Death

McLeod died at the Colleton Medical Center in Walterboro, South Carolina.

Legacy

In 1998 McLeod was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor

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, and The Peden McLeod Library on the Salkehatchie campus of the University of South Carolina, was dedicated to him. A Colleton County bridge is also named in his honor.

References

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