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Martin McLeod
Martin McLeod was an early settler of Minnesota Territory of the United States. McLeod arrived in 1837, started a family, and held town, county, and legislative leadership positions. McLeod died in 1860 at an age of 47.
Work
McLeod arrived in Minnesota Territory in 1837, and went to work as a trader for the American Fur Company. Initially working at the Lac qui Parle post in western Minnesota, he ended up making his home in Oak Grove (now Bloomington), Minnesota. Elected four times to the territorial legislature of Minnesota, he also served as a county commissioner and chaired the Bloomington town board. Besides trading and elected office, McLeod was also a substantial landowner in what is now Bloomington.
Family
McLeod married Mary Elizabeth Ortley in 1837 or 1838. The couple had five children, Walter Scott (b. 1841), John (b. 1843), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1844), Janet (b. 1848), and Isabella (b. 1851).[1]
References
- ^ The McLeods, an Anglo-Dakota Family in Early Minnesota, Minnesota History, Summer 2007
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