Difference between revisions of "Angus MacLeod"
Simon Harley (Talk | contribs) (→Early Life & Career) |
Simon Harley (Talk | contribs) (→Early Life & Career) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']] on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue '''35211''', col E, pg. 12.</ref> | He was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Jupiter (1895)|''Jupiter'']] on 8 June, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue '''35211''', col E, pg. 12.</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | MacLeod was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 11 July, 1899, vice [[John Hugh Bainbridge|Bainbridge]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27100/pages/4445 no. 27100. p. 4445.] 18 July, 1899.</ref> | ||
He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27289/pages/1417 no. 27289. p. 1417.] 26 February, 1901.</ref> | He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27289/pages/1417 no. 27289. p. 1417.] 26 February, 1901.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 05:19, 1 August 2011
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 was appointed in command of the battleship Jupiter on 8 June, 1897.[4]
MacLeod was appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to Queen Victoria dated 11 July, 1899, vice Bainbridge.[5]
He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.[6]
MacLeod hoisted his flag as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland on 1 February, 1904.[7] He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 December, 1905, vice Bosanquet.[8]
He died on 29 April, 1920, at 87 Victoria Street, London, aged seventy-three. His funeral took place at Brookwood Cemetery on 3 May.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25027. p. 5141. 18 October, 1881.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 25837. p. 3826. 13 July, 1888.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 1 July, 1891. Issue 33365, col F, pg. 10.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue 35211, col E, pg. 12.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27100. p. 4445. 18 July, 1899.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1417. 26 February, 1901.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue 37306, col D, pg. 4.
- ↑ London Gazette: no. 27861. p. 8812. 8 December, 1905.
- ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col B, pg. 1.
Bibliography
- "Death of Admiral A. MacLeod" (News in Brief). The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col B, pg. 11.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/86.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/39.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/17.
| Naval Offices | ||
| Preceded by William H. May |
Director of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes 1901 – 1904 |
Succeeded by Henry D. Barry |
| Preceded by Edmund F. Jeffreys |
Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland 1904 – 1906 |
Succeeded by George F. King-Hall |
- 1847 births
- 1920 deaths
- Personalities
- H.M.S. Britannia (Training Ship) Entrants of December, 1860
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to Queen Victoria
- Naval Aides-de-Camp to King Edward VII
- Directors of Naval Ordnance and Torpedoes (Royal Navy)
- Senior Officers on the Coast of Ireland
- Royal Navy Admirals
- Royal Navy Flag Officers
