McLeod, Duncan Stuart

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Stuart_McLeod
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Duncan Stuart McLeod (December 17, 1854–July 31, 1933) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1922 to 1927.
    • McLeod was born in Tamworth, Canada West. He worked as a farmer in Goodlands, Manitoba, and also served as a reeve and magistrate. His grandfather and father were soldiers in the British army, and two of McLeod’s sons served with the C.E.F.
    • He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1922 provincial election as a candidate of the United Farmers of Manitoba, defeating Conservative William Chalmers and Liberal incumbent Robert Thornton.
    • The UFM unexpectedly formed government after this election, and McLeod served as a backbench supporter of John Bracken’s administration for the next five years. He did not seek re-election in 1927.
    • McLeod died on July 31, 1933, in Brenda, Manitoba.
  • Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=15111
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