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nineteenth century. He was a student at Oak Hill college and Cumberland university, Tenn., and was graduated from Lebanon Law school in 1872. He practised at Athens, Ala., with his brother Robert Alexander McClellan, 1872-84. He served in the state senate, 1880-84 ; as attor- ney-general of Alabama, 1884-89 ; as associate justice of the state supreme court, 1889-98 ; and in 1898 was made chief justice of the court for the term expiring in November, 1904.

McClelland, Alexander, clergyman, was born in Schenectady, N.Y., in 1794. He was graduated from Union college in 1809 ; studied theology under Dr. J. M. Mason, and was licensed by the Associate Reformed Presbytery of New York in 1815. He was pastor of the Rutgers Street Presbyterian church in New York city, 1815-31 ; professor of rhetoric, logic and meta- physics at Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pa., 1821- 29 ; of languages at Rutgers college, New Bruns- wick, N.J., 1829-32; and of Oriental languages and literature there, 1832-57. He was also pro- fessor of the evidences of Christianity in the Seminary of the Reformed Dutch church, at New Brunswick, 1840-51. He travelled in Europe, 1857-58. He received the degree of D.D. from the College of New Jersey in 1818 ; and from Dickinson college in 1830. He is the author of : Manual of Sacred Interpretation (1842); Canon and Interpretation of Scriptures (1860); Ser- mons with a sketch of his life by the Rev. R. W. Dickinson (1867). He died in New Bruns- wick, N.J., Dec. 19, 1864.

McClelland, Robert, governor of Michi- gan, was born in Greencastle, Pa., Aug. 1, 1807 ; son of Dr. John McClelland. He was graduated from Dickinson college in 1829, engaged in teaching, and was admitted to the bar at Cham-

bersburg. Pa., in 1831. He practised law in Pittsburg, Pa., in 1832 ; and removed to Monroe, Mich. Ty., in 1833. He was mar- ried in 1837 to Sarah E. Sabin of Williams- town, Mass. He was a delegate from the second district to the first constitutional convention that met in Detroit, May 11, 1835, was represent- ative in the Michi- gan legislature in 1839, 1840 and 1843, and was speaker in 1843. He was a Democratic representative from the first Michigan district in the 28th, 29th and 30th congresses, 1843-49, and while in congress

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he was chairman of the committee on com- merce and supported the Wilmot proviso. He was a delegate to the Democratic national con- vention, Baltimore, May 22, 1848, and to the Michigan constitutional convention at Lansing, June 3, 1850 ; president of the Democratic state convention of 1850 ; and delegate to the Demo- cratic national convention at Baltimore, June 1, 1852. He was elected governor of Michigan in 1850 and brought the state government into operation under the new constitution. He was re-elected for a term of two years and was in- augurated, Jan. 5, 1853, resigning the office in March, 1853, to accept the position of secretary of the interior in President Pierce's cabinet, serv- ing 1853-57. He settled in Detroit, Mich., in 1857, and was a delegate to the state constitu- tional convention from Wayne county. May 15, 1807. He was an original regent of the Univer- sity of Michigan, 1837, and again 1850-52. He died in Detroit, Mich., Aug. 30, 1880.

McClelland, Thomas, educator, was born in county Derry, Ireland, May 1, 1846. He was graduated at Oberlin college, Ohio, A.B., 1875, and studied theology at the Oberlin (1875-76), Union (1878-79), and Andover (1879-80) theolog- ical seminaries. He was graduated at the last named in 1880, and was ordained by the Congre- gational association, at Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 13, 1882. He was professor of mental and moral philosophy. Tabor college, Iowa, 1880-91 ; president of Pacific university, Forest Grove, Ore., 1891-1900, and in 1900 he was elected presi- dent of Knox college, Galesburg, III. He re- ceived the degree of A.M. from Oberlin in 1888 and that of D.D. from Tabor in 1891.

McCLERNAND, John Alexander, representa- tive, was born near Hardinsburg, Ky., May 30, 1812, the only son of Dr. John and Fatima (Cum- mins) Seaton McCler- nand, and grandson of Alexander McCler- nand, of Antrim, Ireland. His father, a political exile, left Ireland in 1801, landed in Philadel- phia Pa., and set- tled near Hardins- burg, Ky., from whence he removed in 1813 to Shawnee- town. 111., where he died in 1816. John was brought up on a farm, studied law un- der Henry Eddy, 1829-32, and was admitted to the bar. In 1832 he Ajplunteered for service in the ,Black Hawk war and engaged in trading on the

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