The Portland daily press., 1888-04-11

Hon. Jacob Mcclellan died at his residence
on Danforth street at o'clock last night.
after few days illness. When first taken It
was thought he was suffering from a slight
disorder of the stomach, but Inflammation
set in and extended to the bowels.
The ancestors of all the McLellans in this
part of the country came here from ireland
| about 1880. They were Bryce and Hugh
Mcclellan. Bryce had daughter Susannah,
born in this town in March, 1881. He mar
ried Eliza Miller for second wife. in 174l,
and by both wives had large family. He
was a weaver by trade. but did not follow
| his trade much in this town. He lived on
Fore street, near the foot of High street. in
a house which is still standing. and owned
| by Hon. Jacob McLellan's family. Bryce
died in 1776. He left three sons, Joseph.
William and Alexander. William was a
shipmaster of great repute BE was in the
siege of Quebec taking part with Brigadier
Preble and Col John Waite, under General
Wolfe. Brigadier Preble was then cap
| tain. Capt. Mcclellan died in 1915, aged 70.
| He left one son, Capt William Mcclellan,
and two daughters. Mrs. William Merrill
and Mrs. Royal Lincoln. Captain William.
like his father, carried the flag into every sea.
He commanded. among other vessels, the re-
nowned United States ship Boxer, when, af-
ter her memorable battle with the Enter
| prise she was turned into a merchant vessel
| and engaged In the Mediterranean trade. A
| fine picture of the Boxer, after she was
| made merchantmen, painted by dis
| tinguished artist Of Marseilles, hangs In the
Mcclellan house on Danforth street.
Jacob Mcclellan was the son Of Capt. Will
liam Mcclellan, and, like his father and
grandfather, followed the sea. His two
grand uncles. Joseph and Alexander. both
died, the one at the close Of the Revolution
airy war, and the other during the war of
1S12-15 Alexander was two years old when
his father left Ireland. Me married Ann
Ross in 1743, and lived In Cape Elizabeth.
Capt Arthur Mcclellan was his fourth child.
He was one of the three richest men in Port
land at the beginning of this century.
Capt. Jacob married for his first wife Jane
Weeks, a granddaughter of Arthur, By her
he had no issue. For his second wife he
married Jane Ilsley, Henry Ilsley's daugh-
| ter,-a member of the historic Ilsley family,
and another grand daughter of Arthur Nc
Lellar Capt Arthur Mcclellan lived in
| what has been known In later years a.
the Wingate mansion. on the corner Of High
and Spring streets, which is now occupied by
Hon. L. d. NJ. Sweat. The William McLel-
Ian homestead is still in the possession OF
Hon. Jacob McLellan's family, and is located
at the corner of High and Danforth streets.
In the possession of the family. also is the lot
on Middle street. now occupied bye. C. Shaw
& Co.'s grocery, which has never, since 1870.
been out of their hands.
Jacob Mcclellan was born in Portland, No
vember 4th 1907, and was, therefore, in his
eighty-frst year. he was employed at very
| early age as clerk In MIR. William R0binson's
| store on Fore street, but, when fourteen years
old, went to sea on board vessel belonging
to Capt. Jacob Knights. From that time he
continued that profession. gradually rising
to the command and ownership OF some Of
the finest vessels out of Portland. The Hen
rietta was the first vessel he commanded. q
brig of good size. 1t is narrated of her that
on entering the harbor. on her retrrn from Q
voyage, the Henrietta and another vessel
came in collision, with such force that the
stern of the Henrietta was carried away, and
Rev. Elijah Kellogg, who had occasion to go
| to the end of the wharf to see Capt. McLel-
Ian, could look right into the stern of the
brig and see the officers eating supper Be
sides the Henrietta, he commanded the ship
Grecian, and the ship Portland. besides many
others. The last vessel he owned and COM
| manded was the ship William Woodbury.. In
1866. At that time he left the sea and retired
| to shore pursuits. In the Grecian, IL we are
correctly informed, he carried a cargo of pro-
visions to the sufferers from the famine In
Ireland in 1847.' The Portland was his favor
| lite vessel and he sailed her for many years.
He was engaged almost entirely In the West
Indian and Mediterranean trades. Capt. Nc
Lellan was.the last but two Of 200 old ship
| masters of prominence that sailed out Of
| Portland the two survivors being Capt. James
| c. Churchill of Cardenas and Capt. Richard
Hartley Of Saco.
| In 1855, Capt Mcclellan, having retired
from the sea- was elected to represent Ward
in the Board of Aldermen during the may
orally of Hon. Albion X. Paris, and was re-
elected the next year when Hon. j.. b. Ca
hoon was mayor. He then represented Maine
| in the State Senate, but in 1868, during the
trying days of the war. Mr.. Mcclellan was
called to succeed Hon. w. w. Thomas in
the mayoralty chair. He was the light man
in the right place. He had srtong prejudices,
but he was firm as adamant and his hon
esty was unimpeachable. He was reelected
over John b. Carroll by thousand MAORI
ty, and the next year he was still again, re-
elected over Hon. William l.. Putnam. Al
ter the great fire of 1866 Mr.. Mcclellan was
chosen manager Of the relief fund. and
was again called to the mayors chair In
1868.
For forty years Mr. Mcclellan had been a
manager of the Portland Savings Bank. He
| was president of the Merchants National
Bank, and last November, on the occasion
of his birthday the directors presented him
with magnificent gold-headed ebony cane
as token of their esteem. he was presi-
dent of the Portland Dry Dock Co., had been
| a director of the Ocean Insurance Co., and
was director of the Portland Lloyds; was
president of the Marine Society; was one Of
the Harbor Commissioners for two years I;
had been treasurer OF Portland Company !;
was a trustee of the first mortgage bonds Of
the Portland Water Company and was iden-
tilted with many charitable societies. He
had been one Of the Overseers Of the Poor.
During his mayorality in 1868 the Tacony,
under Capt. Reed, entered this harbor and
ran off with the custer Caleb Cushing. May