Norman Macleod (1783–1862), known in Gaelic as Caraid nan Gaidheal ("friend of the Gael"), was a Scottish divine and miscellaneous writer. He was the son of the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D. (1745–1824), and father of the Rev. Norman Macleod (1812–1872). He was a distinguished minister of the Scottish Church, and studied at Edinburgh. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Mull in 1806.

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  • Norman Macleod (1783–1862), known in Gaelic as Caraid nan Gaidheal ("friend of the Gael"), was a Scottish divine and miscellaneous writer. He was the son of the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D. (1745–1824), and father of the Rev. Norman Macleod (1812–1872). He was a distinguished minister of the Scottish Church, and studied at Edinburgh. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Mull in 1806. He became one of the most distinguished ministers, and most popular preachers of his Church, becoming moderator of the General Assembly in 1836. He was Dean of the Chapel Royal and a trusted friend of Queen Victoria. He preached to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert during their second visit to Scotland in 1844. Macleod used his influence to secure Government aid for the Gaels during the potato famines of 1836-37 and 1847, earning the soubriquet, 'Caraid nan Gaidheal' (Friend of the Gael). A speech delivered in the Egyptian Room of the Mansion House London, resulted in John Dunmore Lang, a Presbyterian minister in Australia, putting in place opportunities for Gaels to emigrate to Australia. A statue was erected to him in Cathedral Square, Glasgow showing him in the court dress of Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, over which he wears the Geneva gown of a Minister of that Church, with the hood of a Doctor of Divinity. He sports the badge of Dean of the Thistle. He is brandishing a Bible and raising his hand in preaching. He can also be seen, this time greeting Queen Victoria, in a relief on her statue in George Square on the occasion of her visit to the Cathedral.
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  • Norman Macleod (1783–1862), known in Gaelic as Caraid nan Gaidheal ("friend of the Gael"), was a Scottish divine and miscellaneous writer. He was the son of the Rev. Norman Macleod, D.D. (1745–1824), and father of the Rev. Norman Macleod (1812–1872). He was a distinguished minister of the Scottish Church, and studied at Edinburgh. He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Mull in 1806.
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  • Norman Macleod (Caraid nan Gaidheal)
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