Thomas N. McClellan (February 23, 1853 – February 10, 1906) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1889 to 1898, and chief justice from 1898 to 1906. [1] [2]
He served in the Alabama Senate from 1880 to 1884 and as Attorney General of Alabama from 1882 to 1889. [2] In 1889, a fourth seat was added to the state supreme court, to which McClellan was appointed. [3]
He died during a train journey with his nephew Thomas C. McClellan, at the age of 52. His home was in Athens, Alabama. [4] Thomas C. McClellen was elected to the supreme court later that same year. [3]
McClellan's father was state legislator Thomas J. McClellan, a Whig who served in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1862. [2]