Sir John Lorne MacLeod

Sir John Lorne MacLeod (20 October 1873 – 7 September 1946) was a Scottish solicitor and public servant who served as Lord Provost and Lord-Lieutenant of Edinburgh from 1916 to 1919.

Early life MacLeod was born at Inveraray, Argyll, the son of John Macleod, prison governor of Inveraray Jail and his wife, Mary Mctavish of Tobermory. His sister Phoebe married George Whigham (died 1909), who later became his business partner. Phoebe died at Woodbine Cottage in Colinton in 1925 and is buried with John in Warriston Cemetery.

He studied law at the University of Edinburgh and qualified as a solicitor in 1895.

Career He practised as a partner in Whigham & MacLeod at 25 Albany Street and lived in a large Georgian townhouse at 72 Great King Street.

He served as a member of Edinburgh City Council from 1905 to 1919, representing Canongate Ward, and was City Treasurer from 1912 to 1914. In 1916 he succeeded Sir Robert Kirk Inches as Lord Provost.

From 1925 until his death he was chairman of the Scottish Life Assurance Company.

Death

He died on 7 September 1946 and was buried in Warriston Cemetery. The currently (2019) toppled monument lies towards the west end of one of the main east-west paths north of the central vaults.

Portrait

His full length portrait (in military uniform) by George Fiddes Watt is held at Edinburgh City Chambers.