Roderick Macleod, 4th of Cadboll

Roderick Macleod 4th of Cadboll (24 November 1786 – 13 March 1853) was a Scottish Whig politician.{{harvnb|Fisher|2009}}; and {{harvnb|Fisher|2009}} cites Scots Mag. (1786), 569. for date of birth

Biography

Macleod was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cromartyshire from 1818 to 1820, and for Sutherland from 14 September 1831 until 1837,{{sfn|Fisher|2009}} when he stood down from the House of Commons at the 1837 general election,{{sfn|Craig|1989|p=606}} and ran for the constituency of Inverness Burghs which he represented from 1837 – 21 February 1840.{{sfn|Fisher|2009}}

Macleod was Lord Lieutenant of Cromarty from 1833 until he died.{{sfn|Fisher|2009}} His father lived to be an old age so Macleod did not become head of the family until he was in his late 50s. He died nine years later in March 1853 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Robert Bruce Aeneas (1818–88).{{sfn|Fisher|2009}}

Family

On 10 July 1813 Macleod married Isabella, daughter of William Cunninghame, merchant, of Lainshaw. They had five children: their eldest son was Robert Bruce Aeneas (1818-1888),{{sfn|Fisher|2009}} their younger son was Henry Dunning Macleod (1821-1902), who became a distinguished writer on political economy, and three daughters:{{sfn|Fryer|2004|loc=ONDB}} Margaret, Elizabeth, and Anna Maria.{{sfn|National Archive of Scotland staff|2012}}

Notes

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Roderick Macleod was the 4th [Macleod] of Cadboll {{harv|National Archive of Scotland staff|2012}}, and may be referred to as such when an authority needs to identify him from other relatives with similar names.

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References

{{Citation |last=Craig |first=F. W. S. |author-link= F. W. S. Craig |title=British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 |orig-year=1977 |edition= 2nd |year=1989 |publisher=Parliamentary Research Services |location=Chichester |isbn= 0-900178-26-4 |page=606}}
{{Citation |first=David R. |last=Fisher |year=2009 |chapter=MacLeod, Roderick (1786-1853), of Cadboll and Invergordon Castle, Ross and Cromarty |title=The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1820-1832 |edition=online |editor-first=D.R. |editor-last=Fisher |publisher=Cambridge University Press |chapter-url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/macleod-roderick-1786-1853}}
{{ODNBweb |last=Fryer |first=S. E. |title=Macleod, Henry Dunning (1821–1902) | others=Revised by John Maloney |year=2004 |id=34787}}
{{Citation |author=National Archive of Scotland staff |year=2012 |title=Online catalogue: Person search: Single person record |chapter=Person Code: NA11130, MacLeod of Cadboll (18th-20th century) |publisher=Scottish Archive Network |chapter-url=http://195.153.34.9/catalogue/person.aspx?code=NA11130&st=1& |access-date=12 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130114160334/http://195.153.34.9/catalogue/person.aspx?code=NA11130&st=1& |archive-date=14 January 2013 }}. Endnotes
{{Citation |last=Mackenzie |first=Alexander |title=The History of the Macleods}}
GB232/D63: MacLeod family of Cadboll papers, 1867-1970