McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880

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Robert McClelland was a Michigan congressmen and governor. He was born in Greencastle, Pennsylvania on August 1, 1807, and graduated from Dickinson College, Carlistle, Pennsylvania in 1829. He worked as a teacher before his admission to the Pennsylvania bar in 1831. McClelland moved to Monroe, Michigan two years later, becoming delegate in the state constitution convention in 1835. Robert McClelland served as Governor of Michigan, 1851-1853 and Secretary of the Interior, 1853-1857. He died in Detroit on August 27, 1880.

From the description of Robert McClelland papers, 1833-1862. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 367601351

Democratic governor of Michigan, U.S. Secretary of the Interior and regent of University of Michigan.

From the description of Robert McClelland papers, 1829-1870. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423171

U.S. secretary of the interior and governor of and U.S. representative from Michigan.

From the description of Papers of Robert McClelland, 1853-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455659
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referencedIn Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879. Papers, circa 1785-1906 (bulk 1820-1878) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn University of Michigan Board of Regents Portrait Collection, ca. 1860-ca. 1970 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Isaac Peckham Christiancy papers, 1830-1874 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Christiancy, Isaac Peckham, 1812-1890. Isaac Peckham Christiancy papers, 1840-1883. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Hart, Nathaniel, d. 1813. Nathaniel Hart papers, 1818-1858. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn Browne, J. Ross (John Ross), 1821-1875. Report in relation to the official transactions of Willis A. Gorman..., 1855 April 6. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Hay, Southard, 1875-1951,. Southard Hay autograph collection, 1750-1885 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Letter : [Washington, D.C.], to Hon. R. McClellan[d], [Washington, D.C.], 1853 Apr. 30. Newberry Library
creatorOf Michigan. Governor (1852-1853 : McClelland). [Messages to the Legislature] / Robert McClelland. Library of Michigan
creatorOf Christiancy, Isaac Peckham, 1812-1890. Isaac Peckham Christiancy papers, 1830-1874. [microform] Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880. Robert McClelland papers, 1833-1862. Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
referencedIn George Johnston letterbook, 1832-1860 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Lucius Lyon papers (1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880. Papers, 1855. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Alpha Nu Literary Society (University of Michigan). Alpha Nu Literary Society (University of Michigan) records, 1843-1931. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862. Autograph letter signed : "Str. North Star," to Hon. Robert McClelland, Sec'y of the Interior, 1854 Sept. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Thayer, George W. Lucius Lyon papers, 1770-1934, bulk 1833-1851. William L. Clements Library
creatorOf McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880. Robert McClelland papers, 1829-1870. Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Cook, John Potter, 1812-1884. John Potter Cook papers, 1856-1878 and 1894. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn United States. Dept. of the Interior. Selected documents relating to the International Boundary Commission [microform] : letter book, Mexican boundary. University of Texas at El Paso
referencedIn Alpha Nu Literary Society (University of Michigan) records, 1843-1931 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Anderson, Joseph Reid, 1813-1892,. Papers of the Rives family [manuscript] (1777) 1822-1945. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wisconsin miscellaneous legislative documents, 1836-1917. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Alpheus Felch Papers, 1817-1896 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926. Papers, 1843-1926. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
creatorOf Christiancy, Isaac Peckham, 1812-1890. Isaac Peckham Christiancy papers, 1830-1874. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887. William Hemsley Emory papers, 1823-1886. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Ness, Nina L.,. Nina L. Ness collection, 1833-1899. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879. Papers, circa 1785-1906 (bulk 1820-1878) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Howe, Letitia T. Letitia T. Howe collection. 1822-1876. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Bagg, John Sherman, 1807-1876. Papers of John Sherman Bagg, 1835-1876. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Southard Hay autograph collection, 1750-1885 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf McClelland, Robert, 1807-1880. Papers of Robert McClelland, 1853-1862. Library of Congress
referencedIn Seymour, Horatio, 1810-1886. Horatio Seymour correspondence and biographical note, 1856-1867. Library of Congress
referencedIn Hubbell, Julian Bertine, 1847-1929. Julian B. Hubbell papers, 1881-1883. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Howe, Letitia T. Letitia T. Howe collection. 1822-1876. Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Wendell, Abraham, 1791-1851. Family Papers, 1815-1875. Clarke Historical Library
referencedIn Hubbell, Julian Bertine, 1847-1929. Julian B. Hubbell papers, 1881-1883. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Addison, Henry, 1798-1870. Henry Addison papers 1853. Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
referencedIn United States President, Cabinet, and House of Representatives, 34th Congress, autograph book MSS. 0356., 1855-1903 W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
referencedIn William Hemsley Emory papers, 1823-1886 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Lewis Cass papers (1774-1924) William L. Clements Library
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