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About Alfred McClelland
- Alfred McClelland (18 April 1886 – 29 January 1969) was an Australian politician.
- He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1920 until 1927, representing Northern Tablelands, and from 1930 to 1932, representing Dubbo.
- His son and grandson both went on to hold senior roles in federal politics, creating a rare three-generation political dynasty. McClelland was born at Black Creek, near Nundle, and was educated at Nundle Public School.
- He worked as a shearer and bushworker after leaving school, and was active in local affairs, founding the Nundle League in 1902.
- He was appointed as an organiser with the Australian Workers' Union in 1914, and was an executive councillor and the vice-president of the union's Western branch from 1916 until his election to parliament at the 1920 election.McClelland twice attempted to enter state politics before his 1920 victory, losing to Labor-turned-Nationalist MLA George McDonald in Bingara at a 1916 by-election and again in 1917.
- In 1920, on his third attempt, he was elected as the sole Labor member in the multi-member electorate of Northern Tablelands.
- He was easily re-elected in 1922 and 1925, but faced a very difficult race in 1927.
- The multi-member system had been abolished, and McClelland had chosen to contest the newly recreated seat of Armidale, which saw him challenged by prominent Country Party MLA David Drummond; Drummond won the seat in a landslide.
- He achieved a brief political comeback in 1930, winning newly recreated Dubbo, but lost it to the Country Party's George Wilson in the Labor defeat of 1932.
- McClelland again contested the seat in 1935, but was defeated, and did not run for public office again.McClelland became a farmer at Northmead after leaving politics.
- He died in Sydney in 1969 January 29, 1969(1969-01-29) (aged 82), and was cremated at Rookwood Cemetery.His son, Doug McClelland, was a Senator from 1962 to 1987, and was a minister in the Whitlam government.
- His grandson, Robert McClelland, was federal Attorney-General from 2007 to 2011.
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