Bio: C. A. McClelland, Caddo Parish La
Source: From Chronicles of Shreveport and Caddo Parish, Maude Hearn O'Pry,
1928, 
Submitted by: Kay Thompson Brown


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                        C. A. McCLELLAND.
                                            
C.  A. McCLELLAND was horn January 8, 1886, in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania,
the son of Mr and Mrs. E. B. McClelland, the family being early settlers in
the slate. C. A. attended the public schools of Pittsburg and also Curry
University, and has been in the oil business since leaving school.  During the
year 1908 Mr. McClelland came to Louisiana, invested  in real estate in
Shreveport and has been very active in developing Industrial Prosperity. In
fact, Mr. McClelland was one of the principal boosters whose courtesies and
interest in it, caused the big L. H. Gilmer Company's Textile Mill to locate
in Shreveport. He and his associates donated the land upon which the mill was
built. Mr. McClelland doesn't cease after locating one industry here, hut goes
right out after another that he feels would be of value to the growth of
Shreveport. His industrial Vision and Public Spiritedness are making Mr.
McClelland, indeed, a factor in the growth of Shreveport. Mr, McClelland is
not the man whose nose is tied to an Industrial Idea only, but he is found
assisting any movement redounding to the welfare of Greater Shreveport.

    He has also been quite active in fraternal work; is a member of the local
Board of Governors of the Shreve Hospital, for Crippled Children located in
Shreveport

    C.  A.  McClelland  is  the  newly  elected potentate of El  Karabaeh
Temple, Ancient and Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. who will
direct the destinies of the Shreveport Temple during the coming year of 1928.