Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod

For other people with the same name, see Norman Macleod.

Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod, CMG (27 July 1839 – 5 November 1929) was the 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod.

Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod
Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod, before 1906.
Born	(1839-07-27)27 July 1839
Died	5 November 1929(1929-11-05) (aged 90)
Title	The 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod
Predecessor	Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (father)
Successor	Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod (brother)
Spouse	Emily Caroline Isham
Children	Margaret Louisa Emily Pauline

Biography

Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod^[1] was born on 27 July 1839. He was the eldest son of Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1898), 25th Chief of Clan MacLeod and his wife Louisa Barbara St John (1818–1880), only daughter of the 14th Baron St John of Bletso.

He was educated at Harrow and in 1858, at the age of 19, was commissioned into the 74th Highlanders, immediately joining the regiment in India. He served as aide de camp to General Sir Hope Grant, Commander in Chief in the Presidency of Madras from 1862 to 1865. He retired from the 74th Highlanders as a Captain in 1872. In 1878, Norman was appointed as political agent on the Transvaal border at the outbreak of the Zulu War. In 1879, he commanded a Swazi army of 8,000 attached with an undetermined number of British officers and NCOs, against the Pedis. The Swazi army decisively defeated the Pedis at the Battle of Wulu.

Norman returned home in 1880 and succeeded his late father as the 26th Chief of MacLeod in 1885.^[2] The MacLeod tartan, commonly known as Macleod hunting tartan, was approved by Norman in 1910.^[3]

He was appointed a Commissioner of the Congested Districts Board (Scotland) in 1900.^[4]

Norman married in 1881 his cousin, Emily Caroline, daughter of Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet and his wife Emily Vaughan, daughter of John Vaughan.

They had two daughters, Margaret Louisa and Emily Pauline.

Succession of the chiefship after his death

As Norman had no sons, he was succeeded as clan chief by his younger brother, Sir Reginald, the 27th Chief of MacLeod. Sir Reginald also had no sons and a further brother's only son had been killed in action in 1915. As there were, therefore, no immediate male heirs, Sir Reginald was succeeded by his eldest daughter, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod (1878–1976), 28th Chief of MacLeod and the second female chief of the clan.^[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod

16. John MacLeod of MacLeod, younger 8. Lt-Gen. Norman MacLeod, 23rd of MacLeod 17. Amelia Brodie 4. John Norman MacLeod, 24th of MacLeod, MP 18. Nathaniel Stackhouse, MC 9. Sarah Stackhouse 19. Sarah Simpson 2. Norman MacLeod, 25th of MacLeod 20. 10. John Stephenson of Kent 21. 5. Anne Stephenson 22. Capt. James Broadley, RN 11. Mary Broadley 23. 1. Norman Magnus MacLeod, 26th of MacLeod 24. John St. John, 11th Baron St. John of Bletso 12. John St. John, 12th Baron St. John of Bletso 25. Elizabeth Crowley 6. St. Andrew St. John, 14th Baron St. John of Bletso, MP 26. Peter Simond 13. Susanne Louise Simond 27. Susanne Groteste de la Buffière 3. The Hon. Louisa Barbara St. John 28. Shuckburgh Boughton 14. Sir Charles William Rouse-Boughton, 1st and 9th Bt. 29. Mary Greville 7. Louise Rouse-Boughton 30. William Pearce, of Downton Hall 15. Catherine Pearce 31. Catherine Comyn