Robert McClellan (New York representative)

Robert McClellan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 8th district
In office
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Preceded byAaron Vanderpoel
Succeeded bySeat eliminated
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byAaron Vanderpoel
Succeeded byAaron Vanderpoel
Personal details
Born(1806-10-02)October 2, 1806
Livingston, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 28, 1860(1860-06-28) (aged 53)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery
PartyDemocratic
Alma materWilliams College
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer

Robert McClellan (October 2, 1806 – June 28, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1837 to 1839, and from 1841 to 1843.

Biography

Born in Livingston, New York, McClellan graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1825. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced his profession in Middleburgh, New York from 1828 to 1843. Among the prospective attorneys who studied in his office was Lyman Sanford.[1]

Congress

McClellan was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839).

McClellan was elected to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Twenty-seventh Congress).

Death

He died in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, June 28, 1860. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.

References

  1. ↑ Roscoe, William E. (1881). History of Schoharie County, New York. Syracuse, New York: D. Mason & Co. pp. 221–222 – via Google Books.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Federal government of the United States.

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