Background
John MacLeod of MacLeod was born as John Wolrige-Gordon in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, on 10 August 1935.
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McGill University; Eton College. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Artist
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Faced with the need for expensive repairs to the clan"s seat at Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye, his proposed methods to raise funds caused considerable controversy. The twins had an older brother, Robert Wolrige-Gordon, who would later succeed his father as the 21st laird of Hallhead, 10th feudal baron of Esslemont. Joan Walter"s mother was the daughter of Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th chief of Clan MacLeod.
John Wolrige-Gordon was educated at Eton College, in England.
McGill University, in Canada. And the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, in England.
After National Service in the Black Watch Regiment, he started a career in acting and singing. He matriculated arms at Lyon Office in 1962.
He later succeeded as chief of Clan MacLeod in 1976.
In 2000, faced with the high cost of repairs to Dunvegan Castle, his clan"s seat for more than 800 years, he put the Black Cuillin range in Skye on the market for £10 million. With the proceeds of the sale, he also planned to build an 80-bedroom hotel on his Skye estate. The planned sale caused outrage at the time and was never completed.
MacLeod of MacLeod married Drusilla Mary Shaw on 25 July 1961.
The marriage was dissolved by divorce, without issue, on 31 March 1971. MacLeod of MacLeod also had a natural son, Stephan (born 1971).
MacLeod of MacLeod secondly married Melita Kolin 19 March 1973. The couple had two children: Hugh Magnus (born 1973).
And Elena Mary Nadezhda (born 1977).
On 12 February 2007, MacLeod of MacLeod died of leukaemia, aged 71, in London, England. He was buried at the ruined stone church at Kilmuir.
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His younger twin brother, Patrick Wolrige-Gordon, would later become a Tory Member of Parliament.
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February 12, 2007 (aged 71)