Robert H. McClellan

Robert H. McClellan
Member of the Illinois Senate
from the 10th district
In office
1876 (1876)–1880 (1880)
Preceded byHenry Green
Succeeded byDavid H. Sunderland
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 51st district
In office
1860 (1860)–1862 (1862)
Succeeded byJ. Russell Jones
Personal details
BornJanuary 3, 1823
Washington County, New York
DiedJuly 23, 1902(1902-07-23) (aged 79)
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceGalena, Illinois
ProfessionAttorney

Robert Hugh McClellan (January 3, 1823 – July 23, 1902) was an American politician, attorney, and banker from New York City. McClellan attended private schools and Union College before heading west to Galena, Illinois to practice law. There, he became the president of a bank and director of a woolen mill. He was elected as a Republican to a term in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1860 and then to the Illinois Senate, where he served two terms, in 1876.