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McLelan
MacLelan or McLelan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Gloud Wilson McLelan (1796–1858), Canadian businessman and politician *Archibald McLelan, Canadian shipbuilder and politician See also *MacLellan (surname) *McClellan (other) *McClelland McClelland is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alyssa McClelland, Australian actress * Charles A. McClelland (1917–2006), American political systems analyst * Charles P. McClelland (1854–1944), New York politician, and US ...
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Archibald McLelan
Archibald Woodbury McLelan (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. McLelan was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, the son of member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly member Gloud Wilson McLelan. Archibald McLelan was educated in Great Village and joined his father's shipping and retail business. On his father's death in 1858 he succeeded him in the House of Assembly. Strongly opposed to confederation with Canada, McLelan was elected as the first federal member of parliament for Colchester as an Anti-Confederate. He reconciled himself to Confederation and was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1869 where he sat as a Liberal-Conservative. He resigned from the Upper House to run again for the House of Commons of Canada in an 1881 by-election and was returned to parliament as a Conservative. McLelan served from 10 December 1885–26 January 1887 as the Minister of Finance in the ...
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Gloud Wilson McLelan
Gloud Wilson McLelan (April 18, 1796–April 6, 1858) was a businessman and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Londonderry Township from 1836 to 1847 and Colchester County from 1851 to 1858 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He was born in Great Village, Nova Scotia, the son of David McLelan and Mary Durling, and, after very little formal education, he entered business as a merchant and shipper. McLelan married Martha Spencer in 1822. He died in office in Halifax. His son Archibald Archibald is a masculine given name, composed of the Germanic elements '' erchan'' (with an original meaning of "genuine" or "precious") and ''bald'' meaning "bold". Medieval forms include Old High German and Anglo-Saxon . Erkanbald, bishop of ... succeeded him in the assembly and went on to serve in the Canadian House of Commons and Senate. References Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online'' 1796 births 1858 deaths Nova Scotia pre-Confederation MLAs ...
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MacLellan (surname)
MacLellan, McLellan, or variants thereof, is a surname of Scottish origin, some of whom emigrated to Ireland. The name is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Gille Fhaolain'' (IPA: ˈmaʰkˈkʲiʎəˈɯːɫ̪ɪn), and the Irish Gaelic ''Mac Giolla Fhaoláin'' (IPA: ˈmˠakˈɟɪl̪ˠəˈiːl̪ˠaːnʲ), which meant "son of the servant of (Saint) Faolán".McClellan Name Meaning and Origin
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The personal name, ''Faolán'', is thought to be a of ''faol'', meaning "" or "little wolf".
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McClellan (other)
McClellan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Antwan McClellan, American politician *Barr McClellan, Texas lawyer and author, father of Mark and Scott McClellan *Beverly McClellan (1969–2018), American singer and contestant in the first season of the American TV series ''The Voice'' * Brian McClellan, American writer of fantasy *C. M. S. McLellan (1865–1916), American playwright and composer, also wrote as Hugh Morton *Edwin North McClellan (1881–1971), United States Marine Corps officer, author, and historian *George McClellan (New York politician) (1856–1927), U.S. Representative from New York *George McClellan (physician) (1796–1847), surgeon and founder of Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * George McClellan (police officer) (1908–1982), Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police *George B. McClellan (1826–1885), American Civil War general and creator of the Army of the Potomac *George B. McClellan Jr. (1865–1940), ...
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