David McLellan (January 11, 1841 – March 16, 1892) was mayor of

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from 1890 to 1891. He was born in

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, the son of Malcolm McLellan and Agnes Bennett, both natives of

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. McLellan was educated there and worked in Toronto for four years before moving to Buffalo and then

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. He married Elizabeth Dittey in 1864. He returned to Canada in 186

and found work with Robert H. Gray, going on to become a partner in the business. McLellan went to Hamilton to open a new branch office in 1871. In 1877, he became an agent for the Royal Insurance Company of England. McLellan was named a justice of the peace for Wentworth County in 1883. He was also a prominent member of the

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lodge. McLellan died suddenly in Hamilton at the age of 51.

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* Mayors of Hamilton, Ontario 1841 births 1892 deaths Canadian justices of the peace {{Ontario-mayor-stub