Abner Reid McClelan Politician

Abner Reid McClelan (January 4, 1831 – January 30, 1917) was a Canadian senator and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.Born in Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick, the son of Peter McClelan and Lucy (Robinson) McLelan, he was educated at Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, (now Mount Allison University). He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1854 and served until confederation in 1867 when he was called to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of New Brunswick. A Liberal, he resigned in 1896 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He served until 1902. McClelan died in Moncton, New Brunswick in 1917.

Personal facts

Abner Reid McClelan
Birth dateJanuary 04, 1831
Birth place
Riverside-Albert New Brunswick
Date of deathJanuary 30, 1917
Place of death
Moncton

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Office holder

governor general
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound 4th Earl of Minto
John Hamilton-Gordon 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
monarch
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
office
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Senator for New Brunswick New Brunswick
party
Liberal Party of Canada
successor

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