Angus MacLeod (1845 – February 4, 1908) was a farmer and political figure on

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1886 to 1893 as a

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. He was born in

Valleyfield, Prince Edward Island Valleyfield was a municipality that held community status in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was incorporated in 1974. On September 28, 2018, it was merged with six other municipalities ( Georgetown, Montague, Brudenell, Cardigan, Lorne Val ...

, the son of Alexander MacLeod, of

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descent, and was educated there. He later settled in Montague. He taught school for 15 years before becoming a farmer. In 1872, he married Jessie McDonald. After 1886, Sullivan Cabinet (Executive Council) minutes and most newspapers distinguished him from former Premier Neil McLeod. In the ''Parliamentary Reporter'', editor William Crosskill transcribed the former Premier's surname as both "McLeod" and "MacLeod," but included Neil McLeod's

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(Charlottetown Common) district next to the dual surname spellings. Similarly, W.E. Hodgins, editor of compiled petitions to Canadian Ministers of Justice, included both variants of the surname for the former Premier. Angus MacLeod was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1893. He died in Montague.

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* Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs 1845 births 1908 deaths 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub