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Archibald McLelan | |
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 The Hon. Archibald McLelan | |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office 9 July 1888 – 26 June 1890 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General | The Lord Stanley of Preston |
| Premier | William S. Fielding |
| Preceded by | Matthew Henry Richey |
| Succeeded by | Malachy Bowes Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Archibald Woodbury McLelan (1824-12-20)20 December 1824 Londonderry, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 26 June 1890(1890-06-26) (aged 65) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Party | Anti-Confederate Liberal-Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Gloud Wilson McLelan (father) |
| Alma mater | Mount Allison University |
| Occupation | lumber merchant and shipbuilder |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Presidents of the Privy Council (1881–1882) Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1882–1885) Minister of Finance (1885–1887) Postmaster General (1887–1888) |
Archibald Woodbury McLelanPC (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was aCanadian shipbuilder and politician, thesixthLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
McLelan was born inLondonderry, Nova Scotia, the son of member of theNova Scotia House of Assembly memberGloud Wilson McLelan. Archibald McLelan was educated inGreat Village and joined his father's shipping and retail business. On his father's death in 1858 he succeeded him in the House of Assembly.
Strongly opposed toconfederation with Canada, McLelan was elected as the first federalmember of parliament forColchester as anAnti-Confederate.
He reconciled himself to Confederation and was summoned to theSenate of Canada in 1869 where he sat as aLiberal-Conservative.
He resigned from the Upper House to run again for theHouse of Commons of Canada in an 1881 by-election and was returned to parliament as aConservative.
McLelan served from 10 December 1885–26 January 1887 as theMinister of Finance in the second administration of SirJohn A. Macdonald.
In 1842, he married Caroline Metzler. McLelan died inHalifax at the age of 65.
| 1867 Canadian federal election:Colchester | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Archibald McLelan | 1,649 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Adams George Archibald | 1,289 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election:Colchester | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,634 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.F. Blanchard | 1,209 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| By-election on 18 June 1881 On Thomas McKay's resignation in June 1881 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 1,802 | |||
| Independent | Charles N. Cummings | 1,374 | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election:Colchester | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 1,887 | ||||||
| Unknown | F.A. Laurence | 1,452 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election:Colchester | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 2,446 | ||||||
| Liberal | Samuel David McLelland | 1,819 | ||||||
| By-election on 27 October 1887 On Mr. McLelan being un-seated for bribery by agents | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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| Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 2,137 | |||
| Liberal | Samuel David McLelland | 1,511 | |||
| Parliament of Canada | ||
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| Preceded by None | Member of Parliament forColchester 1867–1869 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forColchester 1881–1888 | Succeeded by |
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| Governors at Halifax (1749–1786) | |
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| Post-Confederation (1867–present) | |
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