Cascade County MT Archives Obituaries.....McClelland, F. J. November 1896
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The Butte Weekly Miner -- November 6, 1896
SUDDEN DEATH AT GREAT FALLS --

Great Falls, Mont., Nov. 1.-- At 6 o'clock this morning the express company's 
treasurer, F. J. McClelland, complained to his wife of server pains. He has 
been suffering from Bright's disease for several years and she at once 
telephoned for a physician. On returning she found him dead. He was one of the 
first settlers of Great Falls, engaging in the insurance business under the 
firm name of Banks, Atkinson and McClelland in 1887. In 1889 he was elected 
country treasurer on the Republican ticket, filling the office four successive 
terms. Upon his retirement he again engaged in the inusrance business, 
suceeding Weston Fullerton. This fall he was a candidate for the nomination for 
treasurer, but was defeated. He has always been prominent in Republican 
politics of northern Montana, was high in Masonic orders and a member of the 
Odd Fellows, Elks and Workmen. He was born in Pennsylvania, was 49 years old 
and leaves a wife and two children.

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