Robert McClelland (American politician)

Robert McClelland ( born August 1, 1807 in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, † August 30, 1880 in Detroit, Michigan ) was an American politician. He was from 1852 to 1853 the ninth Governor of Michigan and 1853-1857 Minister of the Interior of the United States.

Early years and political rise

Robert McClelland attended until 1829 the Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. He then studied law. After graduating and qualifying as a lawyer, he began in 1832 in Pittsburgh to work in his new profession. In February 1833 he moved to Monroe in the Michigan Territory, where he also worked as a lawyer.

In 1835 he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Michigan. In the years 1850 and 1867 he was also in committees to revise the constitution of Michigan. Between 1837 and 1850 he sat on the board of the University of Michigan. From 1839 to 1840 and again in 1843 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Michigan. He was also in 1841 Mayor of Monroe. Between 1843 and 1849 he represented his state in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington. He was Chairman of the Trade Committee. McClelland was an opponent of slavery. In the years 1848 and 1852 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, respectively.

Governor of Michigan

In 1851, McClelland was elected as a candidate of his party for the new governor. He took office on January 1, 1852. During his relatively short time as governor of the infrastructure in Michigan has been further improved. Due to a constitutional amendment he had first been elected each year to the governor. The purpose of this change was the relocation of the gubernatorial elections from odd to even years. After this first year, he was re-elected for a regular two-year term. However, already on March 7, 1853, he resigned from his position after U.S. President Franklin Pierce offered him the post of interior minister in his government. The Office of the Governor was taken over by Lieutenant Governor Andrew Parsons.

Further CV

Between March 8, 1853, and the March 9, 1857 McClelland officiated as Secretary of the Interior in the cabinet Pierce. After this time he became a lawyer in Detroit. In 1867 he was again a delegate to a conference to revise the state constitution, and in 1868 he was again a delegate to the national convention of the Democrats. Robert McClelland died in 1880. He was married to Sarah E. Sabine, with whom he had six children.

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