Margaret MacLeod
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"Margaret MacLeod," White House Workers History Project, White House Historical Association, 2026, https://whha.whirlihost.com/Detail/workers/733.
- Position
- Lady's Maid
- Years in President's House
- 1928 – 1929
- Legal Status
- Free Person
- Gender
- Female
- Presidency
- Calvin Coolidge
- Biography
- Margaret MacLeod lived and worked in the White House from 1928 to 1929 as First Lady Grace Coolidge’s personal maid. (1) Although details of her specific duties are limited, reports indicate that she accompanied the first lady during travel and was listed as part of the summer entourage to Wisconsin with the president and first lady. (2)
- (1) U.S., City Directories, 1822–1995, Washington, D.C., 1929, Margaret MacLeod, Ancestry.com, database on-line, Lehi, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, accessed March 27, 2025, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1159861055:2469/; Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), June 7, 1928, 4, "President's Office Force Sets Record For Summer Duty," https://www.newspapers.com/image/618548834/?match=1&terms=%22Margaret%20McLeod%22.
(2) Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), June 7, 1928, 4, "President's Office Force Sets Record For Summer Duty," https://www.newspapers.com/image/618548834/?match=1&terms=%22Margaret%20McLeod%22; Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), June 7, 1928, 1, “President’s Summer Office Force Largest Ever Assigned,” https://www.newspapers.com/image/864670985/?match=1&terms=Evening%20Star. - Birthplace
- Unclear from Context