Archibald Woodbury McLelan (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was a

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shipbuilder and politician, the sixth

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. McLelan was born in

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, the son of member of the

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member Gloud Wilson McLelan. Archibald McLelan was educated in Great 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 to confederation with Canada, McLelan was elected as the first federal member of parliament for

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as an Anti-Confederate. He reconciled himself to Confederation and was summoned to the

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in 1869 where he sat as a

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. He resigned from the Upper House to run again for the

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in an 1881 by-election and was returned to parliament as a

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. McLelan served from 10 December 1885–26 January 1887 as the

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in the second administration of Sir

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. In 1842, he married Caroline Metzler. McLelan died in Halifax at the age of 65.

Electoral record

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