▁a ▁lawyer , ▁judge ▁and ▁political ▁figure ▁in ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Canada . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁St . ▁John ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁as ▁a ▁Conserv ative ▁member . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Card well , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Mc Le od ▁and ▁Mary ▁McC ready . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁LL . B ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁Mc Le od ▁served ▁as ▁Att orney ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁province ' s ▁Executive ▁Council ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel . ▁He ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁assembly ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁Mc Le od ▁was ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁Mc Le od ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁jud ges ▁appointed ▁to ▁conduct ▁the ▁Commission ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁into ▁the ▁s inking ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Canadian ▁Pacific ▁steam ship