Roderick MacLeod (minister)

Roderick MacLeod FRSE (1754–1801) he was Principal of Kings College, Aberdeen 1800 to 1815.

[1] He was born in 1727 the third son of Christina and Donald MacLeod, Laird of Talisker, Skye.

From 1749 he was Professor of Philosophy at Kings College, Aberdeen, In 1764 he was elected Sub Principal and after 36 years in this role was elected Principal in place of John Chalmers, holding this role until death.

In 1783 (on the day of its foundation) he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh but he is not listed as a Founder.

He is buried in the enclosed area to the east of St Machar's Cathedral in Old Aberdeen.