!BIOGRAPHY: BURKE''S LANDED GENTRY, Eighteenth Edition, Vol. II, London,
1969, pp. 417, 418.
D.D., of St. Columba Church, Dean and Chaplain of the Chapel Royal,
Moderator of the Gen. Assembly of the Church of Scotland, b. Dec. 1783,
m. Agnes, dau. of Maxwell of Aros, Chamberlain of the Duke of Argyll, and
d. 25 Nov. 1862, leaving issue of five sons and six daughters.
!SOURCE: Rev. Dr. Donald MacKinnon and Alick Morrison, THE MACLEODS --
THE GENEALOGY OF A CLAN, Section III, "MacLeod Cadet Families",
Edinburgh, The Clan MacLeod Society, 1970, pp. 31, 34, 39.
Norman MacLeod was born on 2nd December 1783 in the Manse of
Fuinary, Morven, and was educated at the University of Glasgow. he was
licensed by the Presbytery of Mull on 23rd June 1806, and beame
assistant-minister at Kilbrandon. Mr. MacLeod was ordained at
Campbeltown on 12th June 1808, and was translated to Campsie on 11th
August 1825. He received the doctorate of divinity from the University
of Edinburgh on 28th April 1827. Dr. MacLeod ws translated to St.
Columba''s Chapel, Glasgow, on 17th December 1835, and was elected
Moderator of the General Assembly on 19th May 1836. He was appointed,
in 1841, one of H.M. Chaplains-in-Ordinary, and one of the Deans of the
Chapel Royal. Dr. Norman MacLeod distinguished himself by great and
benevolent exertions on behalf of the people of the Highlands and
Islands, especially with regard to the famine of 1836-7 and 1847-8. in
1847, he was one of a deputation to England, where a sum of £100,000
was collected for the relief of distress in the Highlands and Islands. He
is affectionately remembered as Caraid nan Gaidheal (the friend of the
Highlanders), not only for his efforts to secure support for his famishing
countrymen, but also for his literary labours on their behalf. He set
about the publication of books and magazines intheir own language. his
first book was his Gaelic ''Collection'' for use in schools throughout the
Gaelic area. This was followed by the ''Book of the Knolls'', and by several
magazines between 1829 and 1843. Jointly with Principal Dewar,
Aberdeen, he compiled a Gaelic Dictionary. He also edited a version of
the Psalms of David for use among the Gaelic-speaking Protestants in
Ireland, and he published an edition of the Shorter Catechism in Gaelic.
He also issued several sermons in Gaelic. Dr. Norman MacLeod''s original
Gaelic prose is a delight to read, and may be said to ''mark an era in
modern Gaelic literature''. [For a full account of Dr. Norman MacLeod''s
life and work see MEMORIALS OF THE REV. NORMAN (SENR.), D.D., by his
son, John N. MacLeod of Kintarbert and Glen Saddell (edinburgh, 1888).]
The Rev. Norman MacLeod married, on 2nd April 1811, Agnes (who died
on 6th April 1879), daughter of James Maxwell of Aros, Mull,
chamberlain to the Duke of Argyll, with issue.
The Rev. Norman MacLeod, D.D., died on 16th June 1872, and was
succeeded in the representation of the family by his eldest son.