Robert McClellan

Robert McClellan (October 2, 1806 – June 28, 1860) was an American lawyer and politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1837 to 1839, and from 1841 to 1843.

Biography Born in Livingston, New York, McClellan graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1825. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced his profession in Middleburgh, New York from 1828 to 1843. Among the prospective attorneys who studied in his office was Lyman Sanford.

Congress McClellan was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839).

McClellan was elected to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843).

He served as chairman of the Committee on Patents (Twenty-seventh Congress).

Death He died in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, June 28, 1860. He was interred in Greenwood Cemetery.