Robert McClellan (October 2, 1806 – June 28, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a

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from New York from 1837 to 1839, and from 1841 to 1843.

Biography

Born in

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, McClellan was graduated from Williams College,

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, in 1825. He studied law. He was

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and practiced his profession in

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from 1828 to 1843.

Congress

McClellan was elected as a

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to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839). McClellan was elected to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Twenty-seventh Congress).

Death

He died in Greenpoint,

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, June 28, 1860. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

Sources

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