[Dr Norman Macleod]

Dr Norman Macleod (1812-1872) was a Scottish clergyman and author.

When the Disruption of 1843 in the Scottish Church took place, he was one of those who took a middle course in the non-intrusion controversy, holding that the fitness of those who were presented to parishes should be judged by the presbyteries, the principal of Lord Aberdeens Bill. In 1860 Macleod was appointed editor of the new monthly magazine Good Words. Under his control the magazine, which was mainly of a religious character, became widely popular. His own literary work, nearly all of which originally appeared in its pages. By far his best work was the spontaneous and delightful Reminiscences of a Highland Parish (1867).