Deputy Reeve Edward Russell "Russell" MacLeod

1899 - 1974  (75 years)

• Name	Edward Russell "Russell" MacLeod
  Prefix	Deputy Reeve
  Born	1 Jan 1899	Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1946	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	alderman
  Elected Office	1946	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Councilor- Preston
  Elected Office	1951	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Councilor- Preston
  Elected Office	1965	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Councilor- Preston
  Elected Office	1968	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Councillor - Waterloo County
  Elected Office	1968	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Deputy Reeve - Preston
  Elected Office	1968	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	deputy-reeve
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241509761
  Interesting	story, public service
  Military	WW1 - Royal Canadian Artillery
  Name	Russ MacLeod
  Name	Russell MacLeod
  Residence	1974	318 Church St. S., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-352686
  Died	16 Jan 1974	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I352686	Generations
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Mary Gertrude Goulding,   b. 11 Feb 1908, Summerberry, Saskatchewan, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1981, Galway, Erie, Ireland  (Age 73 years)
  Children	1. Donald Goulding MacLeod,   b. 17 Sep 1928, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec ,   d. 28 Feb 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. John R. MacLeod   3. D. Andrew MacLeod   4. Marjorie Letitia MacLeod,   b. 6 Nov 1929, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Nov 2021, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   5. Molly MacLeod
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2025
  Family ID	F252225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  MacLeod-EdwardRussell-001-AncestryPublicMemberTree.jpg Edward Russell MacLeod - sealfisher originally shared this on 25 Jan 2021 to Ancestry Public Member Tree

  
  

• Notes

  MACLEOD, E. Russell Of 318 Church St. South, Preston Cambridge, at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Wednesday, Jan. 16. 1974. E. Russell MacLeod, beloved husband of Mary Goulding and dear father of Donald G. of Galt, John R. of London, D. Andrew of Waterloo, Marjorie (Mrs. L. T. Oldfield ) and Molly (Mrs. Robert Ridsdale) of Galt; also survived by 22 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. A. D. Downes of Montreal; in his 76th year. Resting at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, Cambridge (Preston). Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Jan 1974 pg 31 ________________ Russell McLeod to be buried Friday CAMBRIDGE, Funeral service will be held in Preston, Friday for E. Russell MacLeod, the former Preston alderman and secretary of the Waterloo-Wellington Airport Commission, who died Wednesday, at South Waterloo Hospital. He was 75. Mr. MacLeod, who lived at 318 Church St. S. (Preston), was made an honorary life member of the airport commission, in December, for serving as Preston's representative from 1946 to 1957 and as secretary-treasurer from 1957 to 1973. An alderman for nine years, beginning in 1946, Mr. MacLeod was Preston deputy-reeve in 1968 and 1969. He had served as a member of the Grand River Conservation Authority and its predecessor, the Grand River Conservation Commission. Mr. MacLeod was a member of the Preston parks board, from 1964 to 1972 and of the town's industry department, from 1967 to 1970. He began working for CP Rail, in Toronto and was transferred to CP Electric Lines, Preston, in 1929, retiring in 1964, after 44 years of service. Mr. MacLeod was a veteran of the First World War, serving overseas with the Royal Canadian Artillery. In the Second World War he was supervisor of the Royal Canadian Legion overseas forces. For his efforts, he was awarded the MBE. A long-time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Preston Branch 126, Mr. MacLeod was awarded the Legion's meritorious service medal in December. Surviving are his wife, three sons, two daughters and one sister. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 17 Jan 1974 pg 31

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . MACLEOD/ Edward Russell/ 1899 - 1974./ [Legion Plaque] [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jan 1899 - Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Elected Office - alderman - 1946 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councilor- Preston - 1946 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councilor- Preston - 1951 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councilor- Preston - 1965 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Councillor - Waterloo County - 1968 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - Deputy Reeve - Preston - 1968 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Elected Office - deputy-reeve - 1968 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jan 1974 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth