Macleod , Henry Dunning , 1821-1902 , economist

Henry Dunning Macleod was born in Edinburgh and educated at the Edinburgh Academy and at Eton before entering Trinity College, Cambridge. After graduating in 1843, he studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1849. From 1853 onwards he live mainly in London. Macleod's main interest was in political economy, on which he had strong and unorthodox views. He lectured occasionally at universities and wrote several works on economic and banking theory.