Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ble opportunityto dispose of the stock, he sold the same andimmediately purchased the well-known clothingstore of S. P. Dewey. In 1852 Captain McClellan made a professionof religion, uniting with the Methodist Epis-copal Church, with which body he yet remainsconnected. On the organization of the Repub-lican party in 1S56. he gave adhesion to itsprinciples as enunciated in its national plat-form, but living in a slave State, he dared notexpress his sentiments as publicly as he de-sired, though his sentiments were well the first Presidential cam
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . ble opportunityto dispose of the stock, he sold the same andimmediately purchased the well-known clothingstore of S. P. Dewey. In 1852 Captain McClellan made a professionof religion, uniting with the Methodist Epis-copal Church, with which body he yet remainsconnected. On the organization of the Repub-lican party in 1S56. he gave adhesion to itsprinciples as enunciated in its national plat-form, but living in a slave State, he dared notexpress his sentiments as publicly as he de-sired, though his sentiments were well the first Presidential campaign of that party,thougli he was not jjermitted to vote for thecandidate of his choice, he did the next bestthing, and voted for Millard Fillmore for Presi-dent. As soon as he arrived in the free Stateof Illinois the seal was removed from his lips,and he could enjoy the right of free speech andvote for his sentiments without fear of moles-tation. Captain McClellan is above medium height,well and strongly built, has a good head, wears a. HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 949 full beard, and as a citizen enjoys the respectand confidenoe of liis fellowmen. As a businessman he has been eminently suc-cessful in everyenterprise in which he has engaged. He isquite cautious in his business ventures, andcalculates with certciinty the result of everystep. In the family he is kind and indulgent,and as a friend and neiRhhor ne is universjillyesteemed. McCLELLAN, William G., iiniuiiuciil as a pen-sion attorney and Justice of the Peace of Ma-comb, 111., was born in Washington County, Pa.,December 29, 1S37. a son of .lames was a native of York County, Pa., and Abi-gail (Cornwall) McClellan, born in WashingtonCounty, that State. His paternal grandparents,Robert and Nancy (OConnor) McClellan, wereborn, the former in Rdinburgh. Scotland, andthe latter in North of Ireland. His grandfatherand grandmother on the maternal side werePrice and Annie (Price) Cornwell, the formerof whom was a
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