Archibald McLelan

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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 of Commons and the Senate , held several ministerial posts in the federal government and served as lieutenant governor of the province of Nova Scotia.

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McLelan trained at Mount Allison Academy and worked in the Great Village shipping operations . In 1858 he was elected Colchester County MP to the Nova Scotia Colony Parliament, where he supported Joseph Howe's reform policies . McLelan diversified his company into shipbuilding and made a great fortune. He was a staunch opponent of Nova Scotia's accession to the Canadian Confederation . As a candidate for the Anti-Confederation Party , he ran for the general election in 1867 and was elected.

After Great Britain rejected the separation of the province of Nova Scotia from Canada in 1868, McLelan submitted to the circumstances and belonged to a delegation that negotiated better terms of contract for the province. He resigned as a Member of the House of Commons after joining the Conservative Party and having Prime Minister John Macdonald named him a senator on June 21, 1869 . From May 20, 1881, McLelan Macdonalds belonged to the second cabinet , initially as President of the Privy Council . Shortly before, he had resigned as a senator and was re-elected to the lower house. From July 10, 1882 on, he served as Minister of the Navy and Fisheries, then from December 10, 1885 as Minister of Finance and finally from January 27, 1887 as Minister of Post.

On July 9, 1888, McLelan resigned as Minister and MP. At Macdonald's suggestion, Governor General Lord Stanley sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia. He held this representative office for almost two years until his death.

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SURNAME McLelan, Archibald
ALTERNATIVE NAMES McLelan, Archibald Woodbury (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1824
PLACE OF BIRTH Londonderry
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1890
Place of death Halifax