About William McLellan
Lived 1874 – 1934 (aged 59–60). William McLellan was an engineer.
Colonel William McLellan CBE (1874–1934) was a Scottish electrical engineer. Born in Palnackie, McLellan joined Charles Merz in 1902 to form the Merz & McLellan consulting engineering partnership. In the 1920s, then Colonel McLellan, he designed the Galloway Hydro-Electric Power Scheme.
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Who was William McLellan?
British engineer
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William McLellan was born in 1874.
When did William McLellan die?
William McLellan died in 1934.
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William McLellan was an engineer.
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