Archibald McLelan
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Archibald Woodbury McLelan, PC (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician.
McLelan was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, the son of Gloud Wilson McLelan, a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
A conservative Member of parliament, McLelan served from 10 December 1885–26 January 1887 as the Minister of Finance in the second administration of Sir John A. Macdonald.
[edit] External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Political biography from the Library of Parliament
| Preceded by Joseph-Alfred Mousseau |
President of the Privy Council 20 May 1881 - 9 July 1882 |
Succeeded by John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by James Colledge Pope |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries 10 July 1882 – 9 December 1885 |
Succeeded by George Eulas Foster |
| Preceded by Samuel Tilley |
Minister of Finance 10 December 1885 – 26 January 1887 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Tupper |
| Preceded by Alexander Campbell |
Postmaster General of Canada 27 January 1887 - 9 July 1888 |
Succeeded by John Carling |
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| Galt | Rose | Hincks | Tilley | Cartwright | Tilley | McLelan | Tupper | Foster | Fielding | White | Drayton | Fielding | Robb | Bennett | Robb | Dunning | Bennett | Rhodes | Dunning | Ralston | Ilsley | Abbott | Harris | Fleming | Nowlan | Gordon | Sharp | Benson | Turner | Macdonald | Chrétien | Crosbie | MacEachen | Lalonde | Wilson | Mazankowski | Loiselle | Martin | Manley | Goodale | Flaherty | ||
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