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[[Image:Abner Reid McClelan.jpg|thumb|The Hon. Abner Reid McClelan]'''Abner Reid McClelan''' (January 4, 1831 – January 30, 1917) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] senator and |
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'''Abner Reid McClelan''' (January 4, 1831 – January 30, 1917) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] senator and the [[List of lieutenant governors of New Brunswick#Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick, 1867-present|tenth]] [[Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick]]. |
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Born in [[Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick|Riverside, Hopewell, New Brunswick]], the son of Peter McClelan, McClelan was educated at the Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy (now [[Mount Allison University]]). He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] in 1854 and served until [[Canadian Confederation|confederation]] in 1867 when he was called to the [[Senate of Canada]] for the [[senatorial division]] of New Brunswick. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|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]]. |
Born in [[Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick|Riverside, Hopewell, New Brunswick]], the son of Peter McClelan, McClelan was educated at the Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy (now [[Mount Allison University]]). He was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]] in 1854 and served until [[Canadian Confederation|confederation]] in 1867 when he was called to the [[Senate of Canada]] for the [[senatorial division]] of New Brunswick. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|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]]. |
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Abner Reid McClelan (January 4, 1831 – January 30, 1917) was a Canadian senator and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Born in Riverside, Hopewell, New Brunswick, the son of Peter McClelan, McClelan was educated at the Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy (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.
References
- Abner Reid McClelan – Parliament of Canada biography
- A cyclopaedia of Canadian biography, Volume 2. Toronto Rose Pub. Co. 1888. p. pg. 349.
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