Abner Reid McClelan (January 4, 1831 – January 30, 1917) was a Canadian senator and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

The Honourable Abner Reid McClelan
McClelan in 1879
10th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office December 9, 1896 – January 21, 1902
Monarchs	Victoria Edward VII
Governors General	The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto
Premier	James Mitchell Henry Emmerson Lemuel J. Tweedie
Preceded by	John James Fraser
Succeeded by	Jabez Bunting Snowball
Senator for New Brunswick, New Brunswick
In office 1867–1896
Nominated by	John A. Macdonald
Appointed by	Royal Proclamation
Personal details
Born	(1831-01-04)January 4, 1831 Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick
Died	January 30, 1917(1917-01-30) (aged 86) Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Anna Reid ​ (m. 1876)​ [1]

Born in Riverside-Albert, New Brunswick, the son of Peter McClelan and Lucy (Robinson) McLelan, he was educated at Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy in Sackville, (now Mount Allison University). He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1854 and served until confederation in 1867 when he was called to the Senate of Canada for the senatorial division of New Brunswick. A Liberal, he resigned in 1896 when he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He served until 1902. McClelan died in Moncton, New Brunswick in 1917.