MacLeod Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname MacLeod , both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Both titles are still extant.
The MacLeod Baronetcy, of Fuinary, Morven, in the County of Argyll, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 March 1924 for John MacLeod
, who had earlier represented Glasgow Central
and Kelvingrove in the House of Commons
as a Conservative
. His grandson, the third Baronet (who succeeded his father), was killed on active service in 1944. He was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. He was a clergyman and notably served as Chaplain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
in Scotland
. In 1967 he was given a life peerage as Baron MacLeod of Fuinary, of Fuinary in Morven in the County of Argyll. This title became extinct on his death in 1991 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the fifth and (as of 2011) present holder of the title.
The MacLeod Baronetcy, of The Fairfields, Cobham, in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 January 1925 for Charles MacLeod, Chairman of the National Bank of India and of the Imperial Tea Company.
The MacLeod Baronetcy, of Fuinary, Morven, in the County of Argyll, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 3 March 1924 for John MacLeod
Sir John MacLeod, 1st Baronet
Sir John Mackintosh MacLeod, 1st Baronet was a Unionist Party MP. He sat for Glasgow Central from a by-election in 1915 to 1918, and for Glasgow Kelvingrove from 1918 to 1922...
, who had earlier represented Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency)
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and Kelvingrove in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
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as a Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
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. His grandson, the third Baronet (who succeeded his father), was killed on active service in 1944. He was succeeded by his uncle, the fourth Baronet. He was a clergyman and notably served as Chaplain to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
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in Scotland
Scotland
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. In 1967 he was given a life peerage as Baron MacLeod of Fuinary, of Fuinary in Morven in the County of Argyll. This title became extinct on his death in 1991 while he was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, the fifth and (as of 2011) present holder of the title.
The MacLeod Baronetcy, of The Fairfields, Cobham, in the County of Surrey, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 22 January 1925 for Charles MacLeod, Chairman of the National Bank of India and of the Imperial Tea Company.
MacLeod Baronets, of Fuinary (1924)
- Sir John Mackintosh MacLeod, 1st BaronetSir John MacLeod, 1st BaronetSir John Mackintosh MacLeod, 1st Baronet was a Unionist Party MP. He sat for Glasgow Central from a by-election in 1915 to 1918, and for Glasgow Kelvingrove from 1918 to 1922...
(1857–1934) - Sir John Mackintosh Norman MacLeod, 2nd Baronet (1891–1939)
- Sir Ian Francis Norman MacLeod, 3rd Baronet (1921–1944)
- Sir George Fielden MacLeod, 4th Baronet (1895–1991) (created a life peer as Baron MacLeod of Fuinary in 1967)
- Sir John Maxwell Norman MacLeod, 5th Baronet (b. 1952)
MacLeod Baronets, of The Fairfields (1925)
- Sir Charles Campbell Macleod, 1st Baronet (1858–1936)
- Sir Murdoch Campbell Macleod, 2nd Baronet (1893–1950)
- Sir Charles Henry Macleod, 3rd Baronet (b. 1924)