Angus MacLeod (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Angus MacLeod CVO (11 June 1847 – 29 April 1920) was a Royal Navy officer who became Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station.
Angus MacLeod | |
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| Born | 11 June 1847 |
| Died | 29 March 1920 (aged 72) London |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  |
| Service/ |  |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Pallas HMS Gibraltar HMS Empress of India HMS Jupiter Coast of Ireland Station |
| Awards | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Naval career
McLeod became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Pallas in June 1891, commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Gibraltar in November 1894, commanding officer of the battleship HMS Empress of India in December 1895 and then commanding officer of the battleship HMS Jupiter in June 1897.[1] He went on to be Captain, Fleet Reserve, Medway in October 1898, Director of Naval Ordnance at the Admiralty in April 1901 and Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station in January 1904 before he retired in March 1906.[2]
MacLeod died at 87 Victoria Street in London on 29 April 1920 and was buried at Brookwood Cemetery.[3]
References
- "Captains commanding Royal Navy warships" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- Deaths. The Times. Saturday, 1 May, 1920. Issue 42399, col B, p. 1.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Edmund Jeffreys |
Senior Officer, Coast of Ireland Station 1904–1906 |
Succeeded by Sir George King-Hall |
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