William McClelland (bishop)

The Right Reverend William McClelland D.D.
Bishop of Easton
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Easton
Elected	January 31, 1939
In office	1939–1949
Predecessor	George W. Davenport
Successor	Allen J. Miller
Orders
Ordination	December 20, 1914 by Philip M. Rhinelander
Consecration	June 2, 1939 by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born	(1883-01-22)January 22, 1883 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died	April 16, 1949(1949-04-16) (aged 66) Easton, Maryland, United States
Buried	Old Trinity Church, Church Creek, Maryland
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Alfred Lee Mcclelland & Marion Taylor MacDongall
Spouse	E. Rozelle Connelly
Children	2
Alma mater	Harvard University

William McClelland (January 22, 1883 - April 16, 1949) was an American prelate who served as the fourth Bishop of Easton between 1939 and 1949.

Early life and education

McClelland was born on January 22, 1883, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only son of Alfred Lee McClelland and Marion Taylor MacDongall. Educated in the Philadelphia public schools and then at Temple College Preparatory School, he later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University (in 1911). Following further studies at the Philadelphia Divinity School, he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1914. McClelland received a Master of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1915 and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1939 by the Philadelphia Divinity School.

Ordained ministry

Mcclelland was ordained deacon on June 7, 1914, and priest on December 20, 1914. He was appointed curate of St Matthew's Church in Francisville, Philadelphia and in 1916 became rector of St Luke's Church in Bustleton, Philadelphia. In 1924 he took responsibility of the Parish of Dorchester in Dorchester County, Maryland, which included the Church of St Stephen's Church in East New Market, Maryland and St Paul's Church in Vienna, Maryland.

Bishop

Mcclelland was elected Bishop of Easton on January 31, 1939, during a special convention held in Trinity Cathedral (Easton, Maryland). He was then consecrated on June 2, 1939, in Christ Church, Easton, Maryland. Trustee, University of the South. He died in office on April 16, 1949, at the Memorial Hospital of Easton, Maryland.