One of the founders (1868) of Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society (RACS). First full-time secretary from 1882 until his death.
He was the son of Skye crofters and served an apprenticeship of five years as a mechanical engineer on the Firth of Forth. He then worked for Scottish railway companies. At the age of 27 he visited a friend at the Great Eastern railway works at Stratford and secured work at the Woolwich Arsenal where he stayed until 1878. In 1882 he was appointed dual Secretary and Manager of RACS and he remained so until his death.
His statue in Woolwich carries this information:
Treasurer: 1868 - 1869, Secretary: 1869 - 1882, Secty.-Manager: 1882-1902.
We can find no image of McLeod, other than the statue.
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Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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