Neil McLeod was a Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

 lawyer, judge and politician, the fifth Premier

Premier of Prince Edward Island

The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive.The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Robert Ghiz.-See also:...

. He was born at Uigg

Uigg, Prince Edward Island

Uigg is a settlement in Prince Edward Island. is also the name of a well known metal band which is from Prince Edward Island....

 on the island to Roderick McLeod and Flora McDonald, Scottish immigrants. He was educated in Uigg and in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, articled in law at Charlottetown

Charlottetown

Charlottetown is a Canadian city. It is both the largest city on and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of George III, Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885...

 and was called to the bar in 1873. McLeod entered politics in 1879 winning a seat in the provincial legislature

Legislature

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 as a Conservative. He was re-elected in 1882 and became secretary-treasurer and then minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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 in the government of William Wilfred Sullivan

William Wilfred Sullivan

Sir William Wilfred Sullivan was a Prince Edward Island journalist, politician and jurist, the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island....

. In 1889, Sullivan resigned to become Chief Justice

Chief Justice

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 of the province's Supreme Court

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island

The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island is the top court in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island and the highest Court of Appeals in the province....

 and McLeod became party leader and Premier

Premier

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. His government was defeated after a series of by-election

By-election

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 losses led to it losing a Motion of No Confidence

Motion of no confidence

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 in 1891. McLeod retired from politics and was appointed a county court judge in 1893. He died at Summerside

Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the principal municipality for the western part of the island.- History :...

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