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==Early Life & Career==
 
==Early Life & Career==
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 October, 1881.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25027/pages/5141 no. 25027.  p. 5141.]  18 October, 1881.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 14 October, 1881.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25027/pages/5141 no. 25027.  p. 5141.]  18 October, 1881.</ref>
  
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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>
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MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 30 June, 1888.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/25837/pages/3826 no. 25837.  p. 3826.]  13 July, 1888.</ref>
  
 
He commissioned the third-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Pallas (1890)|''Pallas'']] on 30 June, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 1 July, 1891.  Issue '''33365''', col F, p. 10.</ref>
 
He commissioned the third-class protected cruiser [[H.M.S. Pallas (1890)|''Pallas'']] on 30 June, 1891.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 1 July, 1891.  Issue '''33365''', col F, p. 10.</ref>
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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, p. 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, p. 12.</ref>
  
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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>
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MacLeod was appointed a [[Naval Aide-de-Camp]] to Queen Victoria dated 11 July, 1899, vice [[John Hugh Bainbridge|Bainbridge]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27100/pages/4445 no. 27100.  p. 4445.]  18 July, 1899.</ref>
  
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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>
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He was reappointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp, to King Edward VII, on 25 February, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27289/pages/1417 no. 27289.  p. 1417.]  26 February, 1901.</ref>
  
 
==Flag Rank==
 
==Flag Rank==
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MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 August, 1901.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27349/pages/5669 no. 27349.  p. 5669.]  27 August, 1901.</ref>
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MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}} on 11 August, 1901.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27349/pages/5669 no. 27349.  p. 5669.]  27 August, 1901.</ref>
  
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He 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, p. 4.</ref>  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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27675/pages/3000 no. 27675.  p. 3000.]  10 May, 1904.</ref>   
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He 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, p. 4.</ref>  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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27675/pages/3000 no. 27675.  p. 3000.]  10 May, 1904.</ref>   
  
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 4 December, 1905, vice [[Day Hort Bosanquet|Bosanquet]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27861/pages/8812 no. 27861.  p. 8812.]  8 December, 1905.</ref>
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He was promoted to the rank of {{ViceRN}} on 4 December, 1905, vice [[Day Hort Bosanquet|Bosanquet]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27861/pages/8812 no. 27861.  p. 8812.]  8 December, 1905.</ref>
  
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MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1910, vice [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Henderson]].<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/30 no. 28325.  p. 30.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>  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.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28400/pages/5396 no. 28400.  p. 5396.]  26 July, 1910.</ref>
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MacLeod was promoted to the rank of {{AdmRN}} on 1 January, 1910, vice [[Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|Henderson]].<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28325/pages/30 no. 28325.  p. 30.]  4 January, 1910.</ref>  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.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28400/pages/5396 no. 28400.  p. 5396.]  26 July, 1910.</ref>
  
 
He died on 29 April, 1920, at 87 Victoria Street, London, aged seventy-three.  His funeral took place at Brookwood Cemetery on 3 May.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 1 May, 1920.  Issue '''42399''', col B, p. 1.</ref>
 
He died on 29 April, 1920, at 87 Victoria Street, London, aged seventy-three.  His funeral took place at Brookwood Cemetery on 3 May.<ref>"Deaths" (Deaths).  ''The Times''.  Saturday, 1 May, 1920.  Issue '''42399''', col B, p. 1.</ref>

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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]

Flag Rank

MacLeod was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 11 August, 1901.[7]

He hoisted his flag as Senior Officer on the Coast of Ireland on 1 February, 1904.[8] 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.[9]

He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 4 December, 1905, vice Bosanquet.[10]

MacLeod was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 1 January, 1910, vice Henderson.[11] 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.[12]

He died on 29 April, 1920, at 87 Victoria Street, London, aged seventy-three. His funeral took place at Brookwood Cemetery on 3 May.[13]

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. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 24 May, 1897. Issue 35211, col E, p. 12.
  5. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27100. p. 4445. 18 July, 1899.
  6. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27289. p. 1417. 26 February, 1901.
  7. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27349. p. 5669. 27 August, 1901.
  8. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 2 February, 1904. Issue 37306, col D, p. 4.
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27675. p. 3000. 10 May, 1904.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27861. p. 8812. 8 December, 1905.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28325. p. 30. 4 January, 1910.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28400. p. 5396. 26 July, 1910.
  13. ↑ "Deaths" (Deaths). The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col B, p. 1.

Bibliography

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

Service Records


Naval Appointments
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
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