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Macleod versity of Glasgow, 9 Feb. 1866. He declined a call to Glasgow (Parliamentary Road) in 1871. In 1889 he was appointed moderator of the presbyterian church of England. He died 13 Jan. 1891.

Macleod was a man of clear judgment, cultured mind, and extensive reading. His style was fresh, nervous, and attractive. He was a favourite with children, and prepared many addresses and ' talks ' in their behalf. Apart from separate sermons, addresses, and articles in the magazines, Macleod published: 1. 'Christus Consolator, or the Social Mission of the Pulpit,' 1870. 2. 'Talking to the Children,' 1872; 8th edit. 1880. 3. 'William Logan,' 1879. 4. 'The Children's Portion,' 1884.

 MACLEOD, ALLAN (d. 1805), political writer, a native of Scotland, came to London, where he purchased and edited the 'London Albion Journal.' Some unguarded criticism on political matters brought him in 1802 under the unfavourable notice of the attorney-general, but proceedings were eventually allowed to drop. Macleod ultimately gave up journalism and retired to Edinburgh, where he died on 17 Sept. 1805 (Gent. Mag. 1805, pt. ii. p. 973). Macleod published a number of political and other pamphlets, all of which are couched in an offensive and conceited style. His writings include: 1. 'A Warm Reply to Mr. Burke's "Letter" [to a noble lord on the attacks made upon him and his pension],' 8vo, London, 1796; a silly squib. 2. 'The Bishop of Landaff's "Apology for the Bible" examined, in a series of Letters addressed to that excellent man/ 8vo, London, 1796. 3. 'Letters on the Importance of the Present War,' 8vo, London, 1803. 4. 'Lackington's "Confessions" rendered into narrative. To which are added Observations on the Bad Consequences of Educating Daughters at Boarding-schools,' 8vo, London, 1804; an attack on James Lackington [q. v.], in the form of a running commentary on his ' Confessions ' (1804). 5. 'A Review of the Papers [presented to Parliament] on the War with Spain,' 8vo, London, 1805. 6. 'Strictures on the Tenth Report of the Commissioners of Naval Inquiry,' 8vo, London, 1805. 7. 'Reflections on the Proceedings of the House of Commons on the nights of 8 and 10 April 1805; embracing a view of the Conduct of Mr. Whitbread and the Whig Opposition,' 8vo, London, 1805.

 McLEOD, DONALD FRIELL (1810–1872), Indian administrator, born at Fort William, Calcutta, 6 May 1810, was son of Lieutenant-general Duncan McLeod (1780-1856), by Henrietta C. L. Friell, who was descended maternally from the French family of Boileau of Castelnau. The father, of the family of Neil McLeod [q. v.] of Assynt, born in 1780 (according to his aye given at death), enterea the army as cadet in 1794, and became second lieutenant in the Bengal engineers 28 Nov. 1795. His subsequent steps in the same corps were : lieutenant 13 Nov. 1803, captain 9 Feb. 1810, major 1 Dec. 1826, lieutenant-colonel 28 Sept. 1827, colonel 18 June 1831, major-general 23 Nov. 1841, lieutenant-general 11 Nov. 1851. He was a skilful engineer; he designed the Moorshedabad Palace and the bridge over the Goomty at Lucknow. He succeeded Sir Thomas Auburey as chief engineer for Bengal, and retiring to England became a director of the Agra Bank. He died at 3 Clifton Place, Hyde Park, London, 8 June 1856.

Donald came to England in 1814, lived with his grandfather, Donald McLeod, at the family property of Glanies, and in October 1819 entered the high school at Edinburgh. He was removed to a private school at Dulwich the following year, and thence to Dr. Carmalt's at Putney, where Canning was a schoolfellow. In 1826 he entered Haileybury, where he became a friend of John Lawrence, and on 10 Dec. 1828 reached Calcutta. For a time he was stationed at Monghyr in Bengal, but in 1831 passed a short time with Colonel William (afterwards Sir William) Sleeman on the special service created by Lord William Bentinck for the suppression of the thugs and dacoits. The same year he was removed to Saugor and Nerbudda as administrator, this district having been ceded by the Mahrattas in 1817-18 after the Pindaree war; and there he remained till 1840, when he assumed the special charge of the Jubbulpore district. He had become a baptist and gave away a large part of his income, interesting himself greatly in the question of native education. The requirements of the Afghan war drained the hill districts of Central India of troops, and, disturbances having arisen among the natives, Lord Ellenborough, by an order of 15 March 1843, reorganised the Saugor and Nerbudda districts, dispensing with McLeod's services there. He was accordingly appointed in the same year collector and magistrate for Benares, and in 1849 succeeded John Lawrence as commissioner at Jellunder of the Sikh territory known as the Trans-Sutlej 