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MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25837/pages/3826 no. 25837. p. 3826.] 13 July, 1888.</ref> | MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25837/pages/3826 no. 25837. p. 3826.] 13 July, 1888.</ref> | ||
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| + | He commissioned the third-class protected cruiser ''Pallas'' on 30 June, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 1 July, 1891. Issue '''33365''', col F, pg. 10.</ref> | ||
MacLeod hoisted his flag as [[Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland]] on 1 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue '''37306''', col D, pg. 4.</ref> | MacLeod hoisted his flag as [[Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland]] on 1 February, 1904.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue '''37306''', col D, pg. 4.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 15 May 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]
MacLeod hoisted his flag as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland on 1 February, 1904.[4]
He died on 29 April, 1920, at 87 Victoria Street, London, aged seventy-three. His funeral took place at Brookwood Cemetery on 3 May.[5]
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. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue 37306, col D, pg. 4.
- ↑ "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 |
Categories:
- 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
