Captain George McLeod Is Dead
--Well-Known Marine-Insurance Man
Passed Away on Sunday;
Funeral on Wednesday--
In the death of Capt. George McLeod Sunday, Buffalo lost one of its best-liked marine-insurance men, one whose wide experience and ability in his line of work made him very valuable to the interests for which he labored and whose uniform courtesy and kindliness endeared him to all who came into contact with him. Although he had been ailing for some time, his death was quite unexpected by his large circle of friends and acquaintances. For about a year and a half he had not been able to perform the duties of his position of marine wrecking master of the office of Smith, Davis & Co., and for about four weeks he had been confined to his home. Locomotor ataxia was the chief ailment.
Capt. McLeod was 70 years and six months old, having been born on May 1, 1836, at New London, Prince Edward Island. He went to sea when 14 years old and sailed to all parts of the world before he came to the great lakes in the spring of 1856. He obtained his title of captain on becoming master of the sailing vessel Plover on fresh water. He quit the lakes finally in 1870, going to the marine insurance company with which he was connected at the time of his death. His last vessel was the schooner Porter, which he sailed for two years.
The funeral will be held from the family residence at 1149 Niagara Street on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Forest Lawn. Lake Erie Commandery 20, Knights Templar, will conduct the funeral services.
Surviving Capt. McLeod are his wife and a son and daughter. The son is Dr. E. J. McLeod and the daughter is the wife of Thomas J. O'Brien of the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Ellen Kennedy, daughter of Capt. McLeod's first wife, always lived with him as a member of his family.
Besides being a member of the Lake Erie Commandery, Capt. McLeod was a member of Erie Lodge 161, F. & A. M.; Buffalo Chapter 71, R. A. M.; Keystone Council 20, R. & S. M.; Buffalo Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Ismailia Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also was second vice president of the Masonic Life Association, a member of St. Andrew's Scottish Society and a vestryman of Grace Episcopal Church.
"Capt. McLeod," said one of his friends, "has sailed all over the world. He went to sea at 14, and very early rounded Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. At first, he was aboard various vessels. Finally he shipped on the Jacob Badger and he was seven years with her, sailing everywhere.
"When he came to fresh water in '56, he sailed on various vessels and became a captain on going aboard the Plover. From the Plover he went on to the De Sota, which had the reputation then of being the biggest sailing vessel on the great lakes. From that he went to the Flying Mist, then to the St. Lawrence, then to the bark Northwest, which was known as the fastest sailer on fresh water.
"In 1874, he quit the water for a couple of years, working ashore in Chicago for Wiley N. Eagan, a well-known vesselman. He couldn't stand it ashore however. He was so used to being aboard ship that he had to go back to the lakes. His health grew bad ashore. In 1876, he sailed the Alice B. Norris, a schooner.
"In 1877, while he was sailing the Lucerne, he stood by the sinking passenger steamer Peerless during a terrible gale on Lake Michigan. It was one of the many brave deeds that marked his years on the water. The Peerless was loaded with passengers and sprang a leak. Capt. McLeod stood by until all the passengers were saved.
"As a mark of appreciation of that act, Leopold & Austin, owners of the Peerless, presented him a combination piece, consisting of a watch, a thermometer and a barometer.
"The schooner Porter was his last vessel. He sailed her in 1878 and 1879. When he quit her, he took up his labors with the marine insurance firm.
"His was a long life, profitably spent."
The Buffalo (NY) Commercial
Monday, November 19, 1906
Page Three
--Well-Known Marine-Insurance Man
Passed Away on Sunday;
Funeral on Wednesday--
In the death of Capt. George McLeod Sunday, Buffalo lost one of its best-liked marine-insurance men, one whose wide experience and ability in his line of work made him very valuable to the interests for which he labored and whose uniform courtesy and kindliness endeared him to all who came into contact with him. Although he had been ailing for some time, his death was quite unexpected by his large circle of friends and acquaintances. For about a year and a half he had not been able to perform the duties of his position of marine wrecking master of the office of Smith, Davis & Co., and for about four weeks he had been confined to his home. Locomotor ataxia was the chief ailment.
Capt. McLeod was 70 years and six months old, having been born on May 1, 1836, at New London, Prince Edward Island. He went to sea when 14 years old and sailed to all parts of the world before he came to the great lakes in the spring of 1856. He obtained his title of captain on becoming master of the sailing vessel Plover on fresh water. He quit the lakes finally in 1870, going to the marine insurance company with which he was connected at the time of his death. His last vessel was the schooner Porter, which he sailed for two years.
The funeral will be held from the family residence at 1149 Niagara Street on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Forest Lawn. Lake Erie Commandery 20, Knights Templar, will conduct the funeral services.
Surviving Capt. McLeod are his wife and a son and daughter. The son is Dr. E. J. McLeod and the daughter is the wife of Thomas J. O'Brien of the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Ellen Kennedy, daughter of Capt. McLeod's first wife, always lived with him as a member of his family.
Besides being a member of the Lake Erie Commandery, Capt. McLeod was a member of Erie Lodge 161, F. & A. M.; Buffalo Chapter 71, R. A. M.; Keystone Council 20, R. & S. M.; Buffalo Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Ismailia Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also was second vice president of the Masonic Life Association, a member of St. Andrew's Scottish Society and a vestryman of Grace Episcopal Church.
"Capt. McLeod," said one of his friends, "has sailed all over the world. He went to sea at 14, and very early rounded Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. At first, he was aboard various vessels. Finally he shipped on the Jacob Badger and he was seven years with her, sailing everywhere.
"When he came to fresh water in '56, he sailed on various vessels and became a captain on going aboard the Plover. From the Plover he went on to the De Sota, which had the reputation then of being the biggest sailing vessel on the great lakes. From that he went to the Flying Mist, then to the St. Lawrence, then to the bark Northwest, which was known as the fastest sailer on fresh water.
"In 1874, he quit the water for a couple of years, working ashore in Chicago for Wiley N. Eagan, a well-known vesselman. He couldn't stand it ashore however. He was so used to being aboard ship that he had to go back to the lakes. His health grew bad ashore. In 1876, he sailed the Alice B. Norris, a schooner.
"In 1877, while he was sailing the Lucerne, he stood by the sinking passenger steamer Peerless during a terrible gale on Lake Michigan. It was one of the many brave deeds that marked his years on the water. The Peerless was loaded with passengers and sprang a leak. Capt. McLeod stood by until all the passengers were saved.
"As a mark of appreciation of that act, Leopold & Austin, owners of the Peerless, presented him a combination piece, consisting of a watch, a thermometer and a barometer.
"The schooner Porter was his last vessel. He sailed her in 1878 and 1879. When he quit her, he took up his labors with the marine insurance firm.
"His was a long life, profitably spent."
The Buffalo (NY) Commercial
Monday, November 19, 1906
Page Three
Captain George McLeod Is Dead
--Well-Known Marine-Insurance Man
Passed Away on Sunday;
Funeral on Wednesday--
In the death of Capt. George McLeod Sunday, Buffalo lost one of its best-liked marine-insurance men, one whose wide experience and ability in his line of work made him very valuable to the interests for which he labored and whose uniform courtesy and kindliness endeared him to all who came into contact with him. Although he had been ailing for some time, his death was quite unexpected by his large circle of friends and acquaintances. For about a year and a half he had not been able to perform the duties of his position of marine wrecking master of the office of Smith, Davis & Co., and for about four weeks he had been confined to his home. Locomotor ataxia was the chief ailment.
Capt. McLeod was 70 years and six months old, having been born on May 1, 1836, at New London, Prince Edward Island. He went to sea when 14 years old and sailed to all parts of the world before he came to the great lakes in the spring of 1856. He obtained his title of captain on becoming master of the sailing vessel Plover on fresh water. He quit the lakes finally in 1870, going to the marine insurance company with which he was connected at the time of his death. His last vessel was the schooner Porter, which he sailed for two years.
The funeral will be held from the family residence at 1149 Niagara Street on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Forest Lawn. Lake Erie Commandery 20, Knights Templar, will conduct the funeral services.
Surviving Capt. McLeod are his wife and a son and daughter. The son is Dr. E. J. McLeod and the daughter is the wife of Thomas J. O'Brien of the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Ellen Kennedy, daughter of Capt. McLeod's first wife, always lived with him as a member of his family.
Besides being a member of the Lake Erie Commandery, Capt. McLeod was a member of Erie Lodge 161, F. & A. M.; Buffalo Chapter 71, R. A. M.; Keystone Council 20, R. & S. M.; Buffalo Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Ismailia Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also was second vice president of the Masonic Life Association, a member of St. Andrew's Scottish Society and a vestryman of Grace Episcopal Church.
"Capt. McLeod," said one of his friends, "has sailed all over the world. He went to sea at 14, and very early rounded Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. At first, he was aboard various vessels. Finally he shipped on the Jacob Badger and he was seven years with her, sailing everywhere.
"When he came to fresh water in '56, he sailed on various vessels and became a captain on going aboard the Plover. From the Plover he went on to the De Sota, which had the reputation then of being the biggest sailing vessel on the great lakes. From that he went to the Flying Mist, then to the St. Lawrence, then to the bark Northwest, which was known as the fastest sailer on fresh water.
"In 1874, he quit the water for a couple of years, working ashore in Chicago for Wiley N. Eagan, a well-known vesselman. He couldn't stand it ashore however. He was so used to being aboard ship that he had to go back to the lakes. His health grew bad ashore. In 1876, he sailed the Alice B. Norris, a schooner.
"In 1877, while he was sailing the Lucerne, he stood by the sinking passenger steamer Peerless during a terrible gale on Lake Michigan. It was one of the many brave deeds that marked his years on the water. The Peerless was loaded with passengers and sprang a leak. Capt. McLeod stood by until all the passengers were saved.
"As a mark of appreciation of that act, Leopold & Austin, owners of the Peerless, presented him a combination piece, consisting of a watch, a thermometer and a barometer.
"The schooner Porter was his last vessel. He sailed her in 1878 and 1879. When he quit her, he took up his labors with the marine insurance firm.
"His was a long life, profitably spent."
The Buffalo (NY) Commercial
Monday, November 19, 1906
Page Three
--Well-Known Marine-Insurance Man
Passed Away on Sunday;
Funeral on Wednesday--
In the death of Capt. George McLeod Sunday, Buffalo lost one of its best-liked marine-insurance men, one whose wide experience and ability in his line of work made him very valuable to the interests for which he labored and whose uniform courtesy and kindliness endeared him to all who came into contact with him. Although he had been ailing for some time, his death was quite unexpected by his large circle of friends and acquaintances. For about a year and a half he had not been able to perform the duties of his position of marine wrecking master of the office of Smith, Davis & Co., and for about four weeks he had been confined to his home. Locomotor ataxia was the chief ailment.
Capt. McLeod was 70 years and six months old, having been born on May 1, 1836, at New London, Prince Edward Island. He went to sea when 14 years old and sailed to all parts of the world before he came to the great lakes in the spring of 1856. He obtained his title of captain on becoming master of the sailing vessel Plover on fresh water. He quit the lakes finally in 1870, going to the marine insurance company with which he was connected at the time of his death. His last vessel was the schooner Porter, which he sailed for two years.
The funeral will be held from the family residence at 1149 Niagara Street on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Forest Lawn. Lake Erie Commandery 20, Knights Templar, will conduct the funeral services.
Surviving Capt. McLeod are his wife and a son and daughter. The son is Dr. E. J. McLeod and the daughter is the wife of Thomas J. O'Brien of the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Ellen Kennedy, daughter of Capt. McLeod's first wife, always lived with him as a member of his family.
Besides being a member of the Lake Erie Commandery, Capt. McLeod was a member of Erie Lodge 161, F. & A. M.; Buffalo Chapter 71, R. A. M.; Keystone Council 20, R. & S. M.; Buffalo Consistory, A. A. S. R.; Ismailia Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. He also was second vice president of the Masonic Life Association, a member of St. Andrew's Scottish Society and a vestryman of Grace Episcopal Church.
"Capt. McLeod," said one of his friends, "has sailed all over the world. He went to sea at 14, and very early rounded Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope. At first, he was aboard various vessels. Finally he shipped on the Jacob Badger and he was seven years with her, sailing everywhere.
"When he came to fresh water in '56, he sailed on various vessels and became a captain on going aboard the Plover. From the Plover he went on to the De Sota, which had the reputation then of being the biggest sailing vessel on the great lakes. From that he went to the Flying Mist, then to the St. Lawrence, then to the bark Northwest, which was known as the fastest sailer on fresh water.
"In 1874, he quit the water for a couple of years, working ashore in Chicago for Wiley N. Eagan, a well-known vesselman. He couldn't stand it ashore however. He was so used to being aboard ship that he had to go back to the lakes. His health grew bad ashore. In 1876, he sailed the Alice B. Norris, a schooner.
"In 1877, while he was sailing the Lucerne, he stood by the sinking passenger steamer Peerless during a terrible gale on Lake Michigan. It was one of the many brave deeds that marked his years on the water. The Peerless was loaded with passengers and sprang a leak. Capt. McLeod stood by until all the passengers were saved.
"As a mark of appreciation of that act, Leopold & Austin, owners of the Peerless, presented him a combination piece, consisting of a watch, a thermometer and a barometer.
"The schooner Porter was his last vessel. He sailed her in 1878 and 1879. When he quit her, he took up his labors with the marine insurance firm.
"His was a long life, profitably spent."
The Buffalo (NY) Commercial
Monday, November 19, 1906
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