Archibald McLelan

Archibald Woodbury McLelan, PC ( born December 20 1824 in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, † June 26, 1890 in Halifax ) was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the House and the Senate, had in the federal government held several ministerial posts and acted as vice- governor of the province of Nova Scotia.

Biography

McLelan received his education at Mount Allison Academy and worked in the shipping operation in Great Village. In 1858 he was elected Member of Parliament for Colchester County in the Parliament of the colony of Nova Scotia, where he supported the reform policies of Joseph Howe. McLelan diversified his company on the shipbuilding and thus acquired a large fortune. He was a staunch opponent of the accession of Nova Scotia for the Canadian Federation. As a candidate of the Anti- Confederation Party, he stepped up to the general election in 1867 and was elected.

Since Great Britain in 1868 rejected the secession of the province of Nova Scotia of Canada, located McLelan added to the circumstances and was part of a delegation that negotiated better terms and conditions for the province. He resigned as the lower house deputy, after he joined the Conservative Party and Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald had appointed him on 21 June 1869 Senator. As of May 20, 1881 belonged to McLelan Macdonald's second Cabinet, first as President of the Privy Council. Shortly before, he had resigned as a Senator and re-elected to the House. From July 10th 1882, he served as a Marine and Fisheries Ministers, then from 10 December 1885 as finance minister and finally from 27 January 1887 as Postmaster General.

On July 9, 1888 McLelan resigned as minister and deputy. At the suggestion Macdonalds Governor General Lord Stanley sworn him deputy governor of the province of Nova Scotia. He practiced this representative office of nearly two years, until his death.