Roderick McLeod (politician)
Roderick Hugh McLeod (22 December 1862 – 26 November 1924) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Daylesford to Donald McLeod and Annie Rennie. He was a teacher and journalist, having graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne. He taught at Wesley College and was also a sporting coach at Melbourne University. Around 1885 he married Molly Heffernan, with whom he had one son. In 1923 he contested a by-election for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Daylesford, which had been vacated on his father's death. Running as a Nationalist candidate, he was initially defeated by the Labor candidate James McDonald, but was then declared elected after a recount. He lost his seat to McDonald at the 1924 state election, and died later that year at South Yarra.[1]
References
- ↑ Parliament of Victoria (2001). "McLeod, Roderick Hugh". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
Victorian Legislative Assembly | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by James McDonald |
Member for Daylesford 1923–1924 |
Succeeded by James McDonald |