▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁Edward ▁He ath ) ▁a ▁life ▁peer age ▁as ▁Baron ess ▁Mac le od ▁of ▁Bor ve , ▁of ▁Bor ve ▁in ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Lewis . ▁In ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords , ▁she ▁spoke ▁on ▁pen al ▁policy , ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁wid ow ' s ▁p ensions ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁launched ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁W id ows . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 2 - 5 ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Independent ▁Broadcast ing ▁Author ity ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁chair w oman ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gas ▁Cons um ers ' ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 . ▁ ▁Baron ess ▁Mac le od ▁was ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁char ity ▁Att end ▁( then ▁National ▁Association ▁of ▁Le agues ▁of ▁Hospital ▁Fri ends ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 8 5 . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁President ▁and ▁held ▁that ▁title ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁When ▁she ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁President , ▁she ▁was ▁hon ored ▁as ▁a ▁Vice ▁President ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁two ▁children , ▁Tor qu il ▁and ▁D iana . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁David ▁Gold sw orth y , ▁Mac le od , ▁I ain ▁Norman ▁( 1 9