Roderick Macleod (Alberta politician)

Roderick Angus Macleod (August 3, 1908 – June 8, 2004) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1959 to 1963. He served in the governing Social Credit caucus representing the electoral district of Olds.

Roderick Angus Macleod
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1959–1963
Preceded by	Frederick Niddrie
Succeeded by	District Abolished
Constituency	Olds
Personal details
Born	(1908-08-03)August 3, 1908
Died	June 8, 2004(2004-06-08) (aged 95)[1]
Political party	Social Credit

Political career

Macleod ran for a seat in the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on February 9, 1959. He easily defeated W. Anderson to hold the electoral district for Social Credit.^[2] Macleod was forced to run for re-election that same year in the 1959 Alberta general election. He was returned to his seat after defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Bruce Hanson by similar margin as the by-election.^[3]

Olds electoral district was abolished in 1963, Macleod did not re-offer in a new district.