ELMER G. McCLELLAND, of Bowling Green, judge of the court of common pleas, was born in Lykens, Crawford county, Ohio, October 22, 1863, son of Hugh H. and Ruth A. (Winters) McClelland. He is descended from a family that emigrated to this country from the north of Ireland in colonial times, many of whose members have been identified with historic events. A brother of one of his early ancestors was killed at Crawford's defeat. The paternal grandfather of Judge McClelland was a native of New York state, participated as a civil engineer in the construction of the Erie canal, and about the year 1830 removed to Venice township, Seneca county, Ohio, where he was an early settler. On his mother's side also he comes from an early Ohio family, his maternal grandfather having lived first in Jefferson county and afterward in Crawford county.
The father of Judge McClelland removed after his marriage from Seneca county to Crawford county. He was a farmer and teacher, and during the Civil War served as a volunteer in the army. The family removed to Missouri when the son was two years old, but returned to Ohio five years later and resided at Bloomville, Seneca county, until 1884, and subsequently at Jerry City, Wood county. Since the latter year Judge McClelland has been a resident of Wood county except for a period of several months spent in law practice in Logan county.
He received a country and village school education, and also attended normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana, and Ada, Ohio. When eighteen years old he began teaching, an occupation to which he devoted himself until the year 1890. He then took the course of study in the law department of the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1892 was admitted to the bar. In the spring of 1894 he engaged in professional practice at Belle Center, Logan county, Ohio, but after a few months removed to Bowling Green, Wood county. There he was in partnership with A. B. Murphy from October, 1894, until Mr. Murphy's death in July, 1898, and during a portion of that time was assistant-prosecuting attorney of Wood county under Mr. Murphy, the prosecuting attorney. At the November election of 1898 he was chosen to the office of prosecuting attorney, and three years later he was again elected. At the expiration of his six years of service he resumed his law practice.
In 1906 Mr. McClelland was the Republican candidate for congress in the ninth district, defeating for the nomination the Hon. James H. Southard, of Toledo, who at that time had represented the district in congress for twelve years continuously, and who, in addition to the prestige thus enjoyed, had the support of the Republican organization for another term. The campaign resulted in the election of Mr. McClelland's Democratic opponent, Hon. Isaac R. Sherwood, by a plurality of forty-two.
At the presidential election of 1908 he was one of the electors chosen to cast the vote of Ohio for William H. Taft for the presidency.
For about a year and a half he was associated in law practice with George H. Lewis. Upon the dissolution of his partnership with Mr. Lewis in April, 1910, he organized with S. W. Bowman the firm of McClelland and Bowman. From the latter professional relation he withdrew on the 31st of December, 1914.
He was nominated by the Republican party for the office of judge of the court of common pleas of Wood county at the primaries held in August, 1914, and was elected in the November following. His term runs for six years from the 1st of January, 1915. Judge McClelland has always sustained a high reputation at the bar and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his professional brethren and the public. He is regarded as a man of admirable equipment and ability for the judicial office upon which he has recently entered.
In the Masonic order he is of the thirty-second degree; a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo; past master of Wood county lodge No. 112, F. and A. M.; member of Toledo commandery No. 7, Knights Templar; and member of Zenobia Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. (Mystic Shrine). He is also a member of Centennial lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 626, and Bowling Green lodge of Elks, No. 818— in both of which he has held the highest offices.
On June 3, 1896, he married Charity Teller, daughter of James Teller, a well-known farmer of Wood county.
The father of Judge McClelland removed after his marriage from Seneca county to Crawford county. He was a farmer and teacher, and during the Civil War served as a volunteer in the army. The family removed to Missouri when the son was two years old, but returned to Ohio five years later and resided at Bloomville, Seneca county, until 1884, and subsequently at Jerry City, Wood county. Since the latter year Judge McClelland has been a resident of Wood county except for a period of several months spent in law practice in Logan county.
He received a country and village school education, and also attended normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana, and Ada, Ohio. When eighteen years old he began teaching, an occupation to which he devoted himself until the year 1890. He then took the course of study in the law department of the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1892 was admitted to the bar. In the spring of 1894 he engaged in professional practice at Belle Center, Logan county, Ohio, but after a few months removed to Bowling Green, Wood county. There he was in partnership with A. B. Murphy from October, 1894, until Mr. Murphy's death in July, 1898, and during a portion of that time was assistant-prosecuting attorney of Wood county under Mr. Murphy, the prosecuting attorney. At the November election of 1898 he was chosen to the office of prosecuting attorney, and three years later he was again elected. At the expiration of his six years of service he resumed his law practice.
In 1906 Mr. McClelland was the Republican candidate for congress in the ninth district, defeating for the nomination the Hon. James H. Southard, of Toledo, who at that time had represented the district in congress for twelve years continuously, and who, in addition to the prestige thus enjoyed, had the support of the Republican organization for another term. The campaign resulted in the election of Mr. McClelland's Democratic opponent, Hon. Isaac R. Sherwood, by a plurality of forty-two.
At the presidential election of 1908 he was one of the electors chosen to cast the vote of Ohio for William H. Taft for the presidency.
For about a year and a half he was associated in law practice with George H. Lewis. Upon the dissolution of his partnership with Mr. Lewis in April, 1910, he organized with S. W. Bowman the firm of McClelland and Bowman. From the latter professional relation he withdrew on the 31st of December, 1914.
He was nominated by the Republican party for the office of judge of the court of common pleas of Wood county at the primaries held in August, 1914, and was elected in the November following. His term runs for six years from the 1st of January, 1915. Judge McClelland has always sustained a high reputation at the bar and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his professional brethren and the public. He is regarded as a man of admirable equipment and ability for the judicial office upon which he has recently entered.
In the Masonic order he is of the thirty-second degree; a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo; past master of Wood county lodge No. 112, F. and A. M.; member of Toledo commandery No. 7, Knights Templar; and member of Zenobia Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. (Mystic Shrine). He is also a member of Centennial lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 626, and Bowling Green lodge of Elks, No. 818— in both of which he has held the highest offices.
On June 3, 1896, he married Charity Teller, daughter of James Teller, a well-known farmer of Wood county.
ELMER G. McCLELLAND, of Bowling Green, judge of the court of common pleas, was born in Lykens, Crawford county, Ohio, October 22, 1863, son of Hugh H. and Ruth A. (Winters) McClelland. He is descended from a family that emigrated to this country from the north of Ireland in colonial times, many of whose members have been identified with historic events. A brother of one of his early ancestors was killed at Crawford's defeat. The paternal grandfather of Judge McClelland was a native of New York state, participated as a civil engineer in the construction of the Erie canal, and about the year 1830 removed to Venice township, Seneca county, Ohio, where he was an early settler. On his mother's side also he comes from an early Ohio family, his maternal grandfather having lived first in Jefferson county and afterward in Crawford county.
The father of Judge McClelland removed after his marriage from Seneca county to Crawford county. He was a farmer and teacher, and during the Civil War served as a volunteer in the army. The family removed to Missouri when the son was two years old, but returned to Ohio five years later and resided at Bloomville, Seneca county, until 1884, and subsequently at Jerry City, Wood county. Since the latter year Judge McClelland has been a resident of Wood county except for a period of several months spent in law practice in Logan county.
He received a country and village school education, and also attended normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana, and Ada, Ohio. When eighteen years old he began teaching, an occupation to which he devoted himself until the year 1890. He then took the course of study in the law department of the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1892 was admitted to the bar. In the spring of 1894 he engaged in professional practice at Belle Center, Logan county, Ohio, but after a few months removed to Bowling Green, Wood county. There he was in partnership with A. B. Murphy from October, 1894, until Mr. Murphy's death in July, 1898, and during a portion of that time was assistant-prosecuting attorney of Wood county under Mr. Murphy, the prosecuting attorney. At the November election of 1898 he was chosen to the office of prosecuting attorney, and three years later he was again elected. At the expiration of his six years of service he resumed his law practice.
In 1906 Mr. McClelland was the Republican candidate for congress in the ninth district, defeating for the nomination the Hon. James H. Southard, of Toledo, who at that time had represented the district in congress for twelve years continuously, and who, in addition to the prestige thus enjoyed, had the support of the Republican organization for another term. The campaign resulted in the election of Mr. McClelland's Democratic opponent, Hon. Isaac R. Sherwood, by a plurality of forty-two.
At the presidential election of 1908 he was one of the electors chosen to cast the vote of Ohio for William H. Taft for the presidency.
For about a year and a half he was associated in law practice with George H. Lewis. Upon the dissolution of his partnership with Mr. Lewis in April, 1910, he organized with S. W. Bowman the firm of McClelland and Bowman. From the latter professional relation he withdrew on the 31st of December, 1914.
He was nominated by the Republican party for the office of judge of the court of common pleas of Wood county at the primaries held in August, 1914, and was elected in the November following. His term runs for six years from the 1st of January, 1915. Judge McClelland has always sustained a high reputation at the bar and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his professional brethren and the public. He is regarded as a man of admirable equipment and ability for the judicial office upon which he has recently entered.
In the Masonic order he is of the thirty-second degree; a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo; past master of Wood county lodge No. 112, F. and A. M.; member of Toledo commandery No. 7, Knights Templar; and member of Zenobia Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. (Mystic Shrine). He is also a member of Centennial lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 626, and Bowling Green lodge of Elks, No. 818— in both of which he has held the highest offices.
On June 3, 1896, he married Charity Teller, daughter of James Teller, a well-known farmer of Wood county.
The father of Judge McClelland removed after his marriage from Seneca county to Crawford county. He was a farmer and teacher, and during the Civil War served as a volunteer in the army. The family removed to Missouri when the son was two years old, but returned to Ohio five years later and resided at Bloomville, Seneca county, until 1884, and subsequently at Jerry City, Wood county. Since the latter year Judge McClelland has been a resident of Wood county except for a period of several months spent in law practice in Logan county.
He received a country and village school education, and also attended normal school at Valparaiso, Indiana, and Ada, Ohio. When eighteen years old he began teaching, an occupation to which he devoted himself until the year 1890. He then took the course of study in the law department of the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, and in 1892 was admitted to the bar. In the spring of 1894 he engaged in professional practice at Belle Center, Logan county, Ohio, but after a few months removed to Bowling Green, Wood county. There he was in partnership with A. B. Murphy from October, 1894, until Mr. Murphy's death in July, 1898, and during a portion of that time was assistant-prosecuting attorney of Wood county under Mr. Murphy, the prosecuting attorney. At the November election of 1898 he was chosen to the office of prosecuting attorney, and three years later he was again elected. At the expiration of his six years of service he resumed his law practice.
In 1906 Mr. McClelland was the Republican candidate for congress in the ninth district, defeating for the nomination the Hon. James H. Southard, of Toledo, who at that time had represented the district in congress for twelve years continuously, and who, in addition to the prestige thus enjoyed, had the support of the Republican organization for another term. The campaign resulted in the election of Mr. McClelland's Democratic opponent, Hon. Isaac R. Sherwood, by a plurality of forty-two.
At the presidential election of 1908 he was one of the electors chosen to cast the vote of Ohio for William H. Taft for the presidency.
For about a year and a half he was associated in law practice with George H. Lewis. Upon the dissolution of his partnership with Mr. Lewis in April, 1910, he organized with S. W. Bowman the firm of McClelland and Bowman. From the latter professional relation he withdrew on the 31st of December, 1914.
He was nominated by the Republican party for the office of judge of the court of common pleas of Wood county at the primaries held in August, 1914, and was elected in the November following. His term runs for six years from the 1st of January, 1915. Judge McClelland has always sustained a high reputation at the bar and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his professional brethren and the public. He is regarded as a man of admirable equipment and ability for the judicial office upon which he has recently entered.
In the Masonic order he is of the thirty-second degree; a member of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Valley of Toledo; past master of Wood county lodge No. 112, F. and A. M.; member of Toledo commandery No. 7, Knights Templar; and member of Zenobia Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. (Mystic Shrine). He is also a member of Centennial lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 626, and Bowling Green lodge of Elks, No. 818— in both of which he has held the highest offices.
On June 3, 1896, he married Charity Teller, daughter of James Teller, a well-known farmer of Wood county.
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