Lawyer.
Born at Alloa, Scotland in 1878, son of George McClelland and Isabella Ferguson, his family came to Canada in 1887 and settled on land in Lanark County, Ontario. He was educated at the public school at Perth, Ontario before coming to Winnipeg where he attended the University of Manitoba. He articled in law to Bradshaw, Richards and Affleck of Winnipeg and was called to Manitoba Bar in 1909. He practised law at Pilot Mound for a year, and at Indian Head, Saskatchewan with H. G. W. Wilson, before moving to The Pas in 1913 where he was solicitor for the town.
In 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served in Frances at Ypres, Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, and Last Hundred Days. In 1919, he married Louise Sheritt (?-?). He was a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Manitoba Bar Associations, Masons, and Anglican church. His recreations included golf and curling.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 January 2022
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