Biography
MCLELLAN, RODERICK JAMES, farmer; b. 11 April 1866 in St. Georges, son of Donald McLellan and Ann McIntyre; m. Mary MacCormack, and there were no children; Roman Catholic; d. 10 January 1953 in Montague. McLellan, a Conservative, was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1915 for 5th Kings. He was defeated in the general election of 1919. McLellan was educated at the local school in St. Georges, after which he became a farmer in his native community. After his time in the Legislature, he served as administrator of the Old Age Pension Program for the province. McLellan was president of the St. Georges Branch of the St. Andrew's Society. Roderick McLellan died 10 January 1953 at the Kings County Hospital. Mary McLellan was born in 1888 and died in 1966.
References
CPG 1916; Guardian 12 January 1953; PARO: MNI-Census 1891; St. Georges Roman Catholic Cemetery Records.