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McLeod, Hugh Alexander
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1894-1992
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Hugh Alexander McLeod (1894-1992) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister and Moderator of the United Church. He was born in Owen Sound, Ontario. Originally planning to pursue a career in law, he worked his way through university as a helmsman on the Great Lakes' steamboats. He served as a quartermaster aboard barges crossing the English Channel with ammunition during World War I. In 1921, he married Doreen Taggart. He was ordained a Presbyterian minister in Luseland, Saskatchewan, in 1920 and served various charges in Western Canada. In 1960, he was elected Moderator of the United Church.
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- English
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Biographical sketch from the United Church of Canada Living Skies Archives description at http://sain.scaa.sk.ca/collections/mcleod-hugh-alexander (accessed 2019-10-31).