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Person
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McLeod, John D.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1838-1920
History
John David McLeod was born in 1838 in West River, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. He was educated at the local grammar school and at Pictou Academy. In 1866 he was admitted to the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1876. In 1887 he moved to California for two years. He returned to practise law in Lunenburg and was later appointed Judge of Probate for Pictou County, an office he held until 1919. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia from 1887-1889, briefly acting as Liberal leader. He also had an unsuccessful run for federal office in 1887 as an Independent. McLeod served as mayor of Pictou for eight terms between 1879-1910. In 1868 he married Margaret Fraser Harris, daughter of William Harris (Sheriff of Pictou). McLeod died on 14 February 1920.