William McLellan CBE
(1874-1934)

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and electrical engineer

Died aged c. 60

Colonel William McLellan CBE (1874–1934) was a Scottish electrical engineer. Born in Palnackie, McLellan joined Charles Merz in 1902 to form the Merz & McLellan consulting partnership. In the 1920s, then Colonel McLellan, he designed the Galloway Hydros hydroelectric power scheme.

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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

EMS, 54 High Street. Charles Merz (1874-1940) & William McLellan (1874-1934). Pioneers in electrical power systems, founding partners of Merz and McLellan and responsible for conceiving what became the UK National Grid. Lived here until 1913.

54 Gosforth High Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom where they lived