Kenneth McLeod
| Kenneth A. McLeod | |
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Kenneth Archibald McLeod, builder of the McLeod Building, Edmonton's first skyscraper (completed 1915)
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| Alderman on the Edmonton Town Council | |
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In office January 3, 1893 – January 2, 1894 |
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In office December 14, 1896 – December 10, 1900 |
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| Alderman on the Edmonton City Council | |
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In office December 12, 1904 – 1905 |
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September 7, 1858 Port Elgin, Ontario |
| Died | July 27, 1940 (aged 81) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Logar Lauder (d. 1927), Mary Belle McKinnon |
| Children | 9 |
| Occupation | Builder |
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Kenneth Archibald McLeod (September 7, 1858 – July 27, 1940), was a politician in Alberta, Canada and a municipal councillor in Edmonton. He was also the builder of the McLeod Building, the Edmonton's first skyscraper.
McLeod was born September 7, 1858 in Port Elgin, Ontario. His family moved to Kansas in 1870 and homesteaded near Solomon three years before moving to Lynchburg, Virginia. McLeod worked with his father in the lumber and construction businesses.
In 1879, he moved to Winnipeg, where he stayed for two years before setting out for Edmonton August 5, 1881. His journey was on foot, in the company of two other men with three oxen, three Red River carts, a buckboard, and a pony. After ninety-one days of travel, he arrived in Edmonton November 3.
In Edmonton, he worked as a carpenter and builder until 1888. In 1893, he opened the first sash and door factory and planing mill in the city, which he operated for seven years before selling it in 1900. Also in 1893, he built Fire Hall No. 1, which served as home to the city's fire brigade, police department, town offices, and court house.
McLeod entered municipal politics in 1893 by running for alderman on the Edmonton Town Council. He was elected, finishing second of nine candidates in a race in which the top six were elected. He did not seek re-election in 1894, but returned to council in 1896, when he placed first of nine candidates for alderman. He was re-elected in 1897 (again placing first of nine candidates) and 1898, when he was one of three candidates elected to a two-year term as part of Edmonton's plans to stagger aldermanic terms.
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