James Macleod

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James Farquharson Macleod
Born	September 25, 1836 Drynoch, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Died	September 5, 1894 (aged 57)
Buried	Union Cemetery, Calgary
Service/branch	Canadian Militia North-West Mounted Police
Years of service	1856-1873 (Canadian Militia) 1873-1880 (NWMP)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (Canadian Militia) Commissioner (NWMP)
Unit	Volunteer Militia Field Battery of Kingston Bowmanville Rifle Company 45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry NWMP
Commands held	45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry NWMP
Battles/wars	Fenian Raids Red River Rebellion

Lieutenant-Colonel James Farquharson Macleod (c. September 25, 1836 – September 5, 1894), born in Drynoch, Isle of Skye, Scotland, was a militia officer, lawyer, North-West Mounted Police officer, magistrate, judge, and politician in Alberta. He served as the second full Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, from July 22, 1876, to October 31, 1880. Fort Macleod and Macleod Trail, a major Calgary, Alberta thoroughfare, are named after him.

In 1887, Macleod was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories, which then included what is now known as Alberta and Saskatchewan. He held this position until his death in 1894. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Calgary.^[1]