Lawyer.
Born at Alloa, Scotland on 6 June 1877, son of George McClelland and Isabella Ferguson, his family came to Canada in 1887 and settled on land in Lanark County, Ontario. He was educated at the public school at Perth, Ontario before coming to Winnipeg where he attended the University of Manitoba. He articled in law to Bradshaw, Richards and Affleck of Winnipeg and was called to Manitoba Bar in 1909. He practised law at Pilot Mound for a year, and at Indian Head, Saskatchewan with H. G. W. Wilson, before moving to The Pas in 1913 where he was solicitor for the town.
In 1916, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served in Frances at Ypres, Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, and Last Hundred Days. On 17 June 1920, he married Frances Louise Sherratt (1879-1971) at Winnipeg. He was a member of the Canadian Bar Association, Manitoba Bar Associations, Masons, and Anglican church. His recreations included golf and curling.
He died at Vancouver, British Columbia on 21 August 1964 and was buried in the Hatley Memorial Gardens at Colwoo, British Columbia.
Attestation papers, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Marriage registration [George Arthur McLelland, Frances Louise Sherratt], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Death registration [George Arthur McLelland], British Columbia Vital Statistics.
George Arthur McLelland, FindAGrave.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 May 2024
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