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Archibald McLelan | |
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 The Hon. Archibald McLelan | |
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia | |
| In office 9 July 1888 – 26 June 1890 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General | The Lord Stanley of Preston |
| Premier | William S. Fielding |
| Preceded by | Matthew Henry Richey |
| Succeeded by | Malachy Bowes Daly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Archibald Woodbury McLelan 20 December 1824 Londonderry, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 26 June 1890 (aged 65) Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Political party | Anti-Confederate Liberal-Conservative |
| Spouse |
Caroline Metzler (m. 1842) |
| Relations | Gloud Wilson McLelan (father) |
| Alma mater | Mount Allison University |
| Occupation | lumber merchant and shipbuilder |
| Profession | Politician |
| Cabinet | Presidents of the Privy Council (1881–1882) Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1882–1885) Minister of Finance (1885–1887) Postmaster General (1887–1888) |
Archibald Woodbury McLelan PC (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
McLelan was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, the son of member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly member Gloud Wilson McLelan. Archibald McLelan was educated in Great Village and joined his father's shipping and retail business. On his father's death in 1858 he succeeded him in the House of Assembly.
Strongly opposed to confederation with Canada, McLelan was elected as the first federal member of parliament for Colchester as an Anti-Confederate.
He reconciled himself to Confederation and was summoned to the Senate of Canada in 1869 where he sat as a Liberal-Conservative.
He resigned from the Upper House to run again for the House of Commons of Canada in an 1881 by-election and was returned to parliament as a Conservative.
McLelan served from 10 December 1885–26 January 1887 as the Minister of Finance in the second administration of Sir John A. Macdonald.
In 1842, he married Caroline Metzler. McLelan died in Halifax at the age of 65.