Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . OBERT McClelland, IjCiovernor of Michigan fromJan. I, 185 2,10 March 8,1853,was born at Greencastle, Frank-^^^ lin Co., Penn., Aug. i, his ancestors were severalofficers of rank in llie Revolution-ary war,and someof his family con-nections were distinguished in thewar of 1812, and that with father was an eminent physicianand surgeon
Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States . OBERT McClelland, IjCiovernor of Michigan fromJan. I, 185 2,10 March 8,1853,was born at Greencastle, Frank-^^^ lin Co., Penn., Aug. i, his ancestors were severalofficers of rank in llie Revolution-ary war,and someof his family con-nections were distinguished in thewar of 1812, and that with father was an eminent physicianand surgeon who studied under Rush, of Philadelphia, andpracticed his profession successfullyuntil months before his death, atthe age of 84 years. .Mthough family had been in good circum-stances, when he was 17 years old he was thrown::pon jiis own resources. After taking the usual pre-h:;.inary studies, and teaching school to obtain themeans, lie entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle,Penn , from which he graduated among the first inhis class, in 1829. He then resumed teaching, completed the course of study for the legalpofession, was admitted lo the bar at Chambersburg,Penn., in 1831. Soon afterward he
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