Norman MacLeod

Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (18 July 1812 – 5 February 1895) was the 25th Chief of Clan MacLeod.

Biography Norman MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 18 July 1812 at Dunvegan, Skye. 24th Chief of Clan MacLeod and his wife Anne Stephenson (1785−1861). He was educated at Harrow and then went abroad to Paris and Vienna. In 1835, Norman's father died and he subsequently succeeded to the chiefship of Clan MacLeod.

Family life In 1837, Norman married the Hon. Louisa Barbara St. John (1818–1880), only daughter of the 14th Baron St John of Bletso. In this first marriage, Norman had a daughter and four sons. His daughter, Louisa Cecilia MacLeod, later married John Moyer Heathcote, an English barrister and real tennis player. In 1881, he married, secondly, Hanna, daughter of Baron von Ettingshausen (Austria). Norman had no children in his second marriage.

Succession of the chiefship after his death Norman's eldest son, Norman Magnus MacLeod of MacLeod (1839–1929), succeeded him as 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod. The 26th Chief later died without male issue. Norman's second eldest son, Torquil Olave (1841–1857) had earlier died without issue, as well. The 26th Chief of Clan MacLeod was, therefore, succeeded by Norman's third son, Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod (1847–1935), as the 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Sir Reginald also had no sons, but two daughters. After Sir Reginald's death, he was succeeded by his eldest daughter Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod (1878–1976), 28th Chief of Clan MacLeod and second female chief of the clan.

Coat of arms His coat of arms is described thus:

Shield I and IV azure a castle triple towered and embattled argent masoned sable windowed and porched gules and II and III gules three legs in armour proper garnished and spurred Or flexed and conjoined in triangle at the upper part of the thigh. Crest and mantle Upon a torse Or and azure, A bull's head cabossed sable horned Or between two flags gules staves sable, the mantling azure double Or. Supporters Two lions reguardant gules armed and langued azure each holding a dagger proper.

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