Thomas N. McClellan explained

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thomas N. McClellan . Judiciary of Alabama. June 20, 2023.
2. Web site: Alabama Department of Archives and History: Ala. Attorney General Thomas Nicholas McClellan . archives.alabama.gov . 2007-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220213132713/https://archives.alabama.gov/conoff/mcclellan_tn.html . 2022-02-13 . dead . 2023-09-21.
3. Web site: Alabama Appellate Courts: History of Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20220119013406/https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History . January 19, 2022 . Judiciary of Alabama. September 27, 2023.
4. News: Obituary for Thomas N. McClellan (Aged 53) . Jones Valley Times . 15 February 1906 . 2 .