William McLellan

William McLellan

William McLellan (1874-1934) was a British electrical engineer. Born in Glasgow, 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.

References

* [http://www.kirkcudbright.co.uk/places/power.htm "Power from the Water", Kirckudbright website]


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