Alexander McLeod

(1796-1871)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: McLeod, Alexander, 1796-1871 LBT ID: AlMacLe1871 VIAF ID: 57716346 LOC ID: n2006006338	B/BAP: 1796-01-17 DIED: 1871-09-27
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A Canadian accused of murder in connection with the 1837 sinking of an American steamboat; he was acquitted after a contentious diplomatic conflict.
REFERENCES TO Alexander McLeod: Sydney Smith to Robert Monckton Milnes, 7 February 1841 in A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Found 1: ¶ 1 Saba Holland, A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855) Letters 1841