Abraham McClellan (November 1, 1776 – September 18, 1851) was a U.S. politician from
Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...
.
Abraham McCllellan was born in
Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
. He later moved to
Jackson County, Missouri, where he built one of the first houses in
Fort Osage Township, Missouri, and became one of the county's most prominent citizens during the pioneer days. In 1827, he was appointed as a Jackson County Judge by Governor
John Miller. He was appointed as
State Treasurer of Missouri in 1838, succeeding
John Walker, who had died in office, and served in that post until 1843.
References
Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick-Past Treasurers-Abraham McClellan
1776 births
1851 deaths
State treasurers of Missouri
Missouri Democrats
Missouri state court judges
People from Jackson County, Missouri
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