Alexander McLeod, Reverend (1774-1833), (painting).

Alexander McLeod, Reverend (1774-1833), (painting).

Waldo & Jewett, painter.

Alexander McLeod, Reverend (1774-1833), (painting).

Seated portrait of Rev. Alexander McLeod in a dark suit, his hands crossed in his lap, one elbow on the arm of his red velvet chair. There is a dark red drape behind his left shoulder.

Portrait male -- McLeod, Alexander -- Bust

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Dewey, George B., 1005 First Street, Meadville, Pennsylvania 16335

Formerly in the collection of Dewey, Lyman Henry, 1708 North Monroe, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207

Alexander McLeod was born on June 12, 1774 on Isle of Mull in Scotland. He was the son of Rev. Neil McLeod of St. Kilda, Isle of Mull, Scotland. He came to the United States in 1799, settling in New York where he spent the balance of his life. He graduated from Union College and married Anne Agnew on Sept. 16, 1805. He received his Doctor of Divinity degree from the College of Middlebury in Vermont. He became a pastor at the First Reform Presbyterian Church in New York City. He died in New York City on Feb. 17, 1833.

National Society of Colonial Dames, Arkansas, 1980.

Arkansas State AAUW BIAP Survey, 1976.

Crawford, Sybil F., 2003.

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