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Revision as of 13:52, 21 March 2015

Admiral Angus MacLeod, C.V.O., Royal Navy (11 June, 1847 – 29 April, 1920) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

He was promoted to the rank of Commander on 14 October, 1881.[1]

MacLeod was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1888.[2]

He commissioned the third class protected cruiser Pallas on 30 June, 1891.[3]

He assumed command of the first class protected cruiser Gibraltar in November 1894 and remained in her for a little over one year.[4]

Immediately thereafter, he was appointed in command of the battleship Empress of India in December 1895,[5] and of the battleship Jupiter on 8 June, 1897.[6]

MacLeod was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 11 July, 1899, vice Bainbridge.[7]

He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.[8]

Flag Rank

MacLeod was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 August, 1901.[9]

He hoisted his flag as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland on 1 February, 1904.[10] On the occasion of the King's visit to Ireland he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) on 5 May.[11]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 December, 1905, vice Bosanquet.[12]

MacLeod was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1910, vice Henderson.[13] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 8 December, 1903, he was placed on the Retired List, at his own request, on 22 July.[14]

He died on 29 April, 1920, at 87 Victoria Street, London, aged seventy-three. His funeral took place at Brookwood Cemetery on 3 May.[15]

Bibliography

  • "Death of Admiral A. MacLeod" (News in Brief). The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col B, p. 11.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Pallas
30 Jun, 1891[16] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Andrew K. Bickford 		Captain of H.M.S. Gibraltar
Nov, 1894[17] 		Succeeded by
Harry F. Hughes-Hallett
Preceded by
Adolphus F. St. Clair 		Captain of H.M.S. Empress of India
Dec, 1895[18] 		Succeeded by
Charles Campbell
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Jupiter
8 Jun, 1897[19] 		Succeeded by
Sir Richard Poore, Bart.
Preceded by
Robert F. Hammick 		Captain of the Medway Fleet Reserve
23 Mar, 1898[20] 		Succeeded by
William C. C. Forsyth
Preceded by
William H. May 		Director of Naval Ordnance
17 Apr, 1901[21] 		Succeeded by
Henry D. Barry
Preceded by
Edmund F. Jeffreys 		Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland
1 Feb, 1904[22] 		Succeeded by
George F. King-Hall

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25027. p. 5141. 18 October, 1881.
  2. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
  3. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 July, 1891. Issue 33365, col F, p. 10.
  4. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  5. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  6. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue 35211, col E, p. 12.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27100. p. 4445. 18 July, 1899.
  8. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1417. 26 February, 1901.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27349. p. 5669. 27 August, 1901.
  10. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue 37306, col D, p. 4.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27675. p. 3000. 10 May, 1904.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27861. p. 8812. 8 December, 1905.
  13. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 30. 4 January, 1910.
  14. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
  15. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col B, p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 July, 1891. Issue 33365, col F, p. 10.
  17. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  18. ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  19. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue 35211, col E, p. 12.
  20. ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 824.
  21. ↑ MacLeod Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 824.
  22. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue 37306, col D, p. 4.

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