Norman MacLeod (The Wicked Man)
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Portrait of Norman MacLeod, circa 1747, by Allan Ramsay
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| Born | July 29, 1705 |
| Died | July 21, 1772 (aged 66) St Andrews |
| Resting place | in the kirkyard of St Andrew's Cathedral |
| Known for | Chief of Clan MacLeod |
| Predecessor | John MacLeod (brother) |
| Successor | Norman MacLeod (grandson) |
| Partner(s) | 1. Janet Macdonald; 2. Ann Martin |
| Children | numerous legitimate children; two illegitimate sons |
| Parent(s) | Norman MacLeod (father); Anne Fraser (mother) |
Norman MacLeod (Scottish Gaelic: Tormod MacLeòid) (1705 – 1772), also known in his own time and within clan tradition as The Wicked Man (Scottish Gaelic: An Droch Dhuine), was an 18th-century politician, and a clan chief of Clan MacLeod. In the 20th century, one chief of Clan MacLeod attempted to have his nickname changed from The Wicked Man, to The Red Man. Today he is regarded as the 22nd Chief of Clan MacLeod.
Norman MacLeod was the younger son of Norman MacLeod, chief of Clan MacLeod. The elder Norman MacLeod died in 1706, leaving two young sons. The elder son, John, died in infancy in 1707. MacLeod was the Member of Parliament for Inverness-shire during the years 1741-1754. He matriculated arms, and supporters, at Lyon Office, on 12 January 1753. He supported the Government cause in the Jacobite Rising, and was an absentee chief as he seldom lived at his ancestors' traditional seat of Dunvegan Castle.
Norman MacLeod, and his clan, supported the Government during the 1745 Jacobite Rising. Originally MacLeod had pledged his support for the cause, but as soon as Charles Edward Stuart reached Scotland, he is known to have been working against the Jacobite cause. He raised several independent companies for the Government in 1745. In December, MacLeod was ordered to march his troops and engage Lord Lewis Gordon. MacLeod left Inverness on 10 December, with about 700 men. On the night of 23 December he was defeated by a superior force commanded by Gordon at the Battle of Inverurie. About 70 of MacLeod's men were killed, wounded, or captured.
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