Life
He was the son of John McClelland and Margaret McClelland. He attended private schools, and graduated from Mt. Washington Collegiate Institute in 1863. He graduated from New York University School of Law in 1867, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in New York City. In 1869, he married Annie Melso. McClelland was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co., 9th D.) in 105th New York State Legislature, 1882. He was an Assistant D.A. of New York County from 1898 to 1901 (under Asa Bird Gardiner and Eugene A. Philbin). He was a member of the New York State Senate (13th D.) from 1911 to 1914, sitting in the 134th New York State Legislature, 134th, 135th New York State Legislature, 135th, 136th New York State Legislature, 136th and 137th New York State Legislatures. In 1916, he was again appointed as an Assistant D.A. (under Edward Swann), prosecuting criminal cases. McClelland died on January 13, 1919, at his home at 402 South Sixth Avenue in Mount Vernon, New York, of heart disease.Sources