Robert Cairns McLeod

MCLEOD, ROBERT C., clerk, merchant, and farmer; b. May 1851, in Dunstaffnage, son of John Scott McLeod; m. 11 July 1883 Madge L. McRae, and they had five children, Lionel Stanley, Marion Louise, Henry, Margery Gordon, and A. Gwendolin (died at three years); Presbyterian; d. 5 April 1905. McLeod, a Liberal, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1900 for 5th Prince. He was appointed to Executive Council in December of that year. Prior to his time in provincial politics, McLeod was a member of Summerside Town Council from 1880 to 1883, and he served as town chairman in 1883. McLeod received his early education in Dunstaffnage. He moved to Summerside as a young man, and began working with R T. Holman as a bookkeeper. Later, McLeod went into business for himself as a produce buyer. According to the 1881 Census, he lived in Summerside in the household of Alexander H. Allan and worked as a trader. Eventually he went into a partnership with John West to sell carriage and farm implements. Afterwards he bought out West's interest. The Daily Patriot obituary indicates McLeod accumulated considerable property' as a result of his business success. McLeod served as a manager of the Summerside Presbyterian Church for a number of years. He was the first president of the Summerside Board of Trade, and he continued to serve until his retirement from public life ca. 1904. McLeod was also a member of the school board in Summerside for about 10 years. During this time he served as chairman. Robert McLeod died 5 April 1905. Madge McLeod, of Kingston, Ontario, and later Summerside, was born in 1853 and died in 1929. McLeod's father emigrated from Dumfrieshire, Scotland, as a boy.