Hugh McClelland (politician)

Hugh McClelland (27 December 1875 – 14 December 1958) was an Australian politician.

Hugh McClelland
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Wimmera
In office
19 December 1931 – 23 October 1937
Preceded byPercy Stewart
Succeeded byAlexander Wilson
Personal details
Born(1875-12-27)27 December 1875
Smeaton, Victoria
Died14 December 1958(1958-12-14) (aged 82)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Country Party
OccupationFarmer

He was born in Smeaton, Victoria, his family reportedly having come to Victoria with the Henty family. He was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer at Berriwillock. He was president and a councillor of the Shire of Wycheproof, chairman of the Victorian Wheat Growers' Corporation, an executive member of the Chamber of Agriculture, and a member of the advisory committee to the Wheat Board. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly seat of Swan Hill at the 1914 state election and 1917 state election.[1][2][3][4]

In 1931, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Wimmera, and was re-elected in 1934.[2] In 1937, McClelland lost Country Party preselection for the 1937 election to Alexander Wilson, who unlike McClelland opposed the federal composite ministry.[5] He recontested as an unendorsed candidate, and though federal Country Party leader Earle Page came to his electorate to campaign for him, was defeated by Wilson.[6][7] McClelland died in 1958.[2]

References
  1. "The State Elections". Rainbow Argus. Victoria, Australia. 15 June 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  3. "Death of Mr. Hugh McClelland". The Age. No. 29, 850. Victoria, Australia. 29 December 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "VICTORIAN WHEAT POOL". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 435. New South Wales, Australia. 22 February 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "MEMBER FOR WIMMERA". The West Australian. Vol. 53, no. 15, 989. Western Australia. 25 September 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "FIGHT FOR WIMMERA". The Age. No. 25, 743. Victoria, Australia. 19 October 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "MR SPEAL NEW U.C.P. PRESIDENT". Weekly Times. No. 3663. Victoria, Australia. 11 December 1937. p. 6 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved 25 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.