James E. McClellan (March 22, 1926 – November 26, 2016) was an American veterinarian and politician. Born in

Frederick, Maryland Frederick is a city in, and the county seat of, Frederick County, Maryland, United States. Frederick's population was 78,171 people as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Maryland, second-largest ...

, McClellan served in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. He went to

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

and then received his bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine from

University of Georgia The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the oldest public university in th ...

in 1955. McClellan practiced veterinarian medicine in Frederick, Maryland. He served on the Frederick city council. From 1978 to 1994, McClellan represented District 3B in the

Maryland House of Delegates The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the Maryland General Assembly, legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It consists of 141 delegates elected from 47 districts. The House of Delegates Chamber is in the Maryland State House ...

and was a Democrat. McClellan died in Frederick, Maryland.'James McClelland, Maryland state delegate for 16 years, dies,' The Baltimore Sun, November 28, 2016

Notes

1926 births 2016 deaths Politicians from Frederick, Maryland Military personnel from Maryland University of Georgia alumni University System of Maryland alumni American veterinarians Maryland city council members Democratic Party members of the Maryland House of Delegates United States Army personnel of World War II 20th-century members of the Maryland General Assembly {{Maryland-politician-stub