John Stewart McLennan

Who was John Stewart McLennan?

John Stewart McLennan was a Conservative member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and became an industrialist and publisher.

The son of Hugh McLennan and Isabella Stewart, he was educated in Montreal, at McGill University and Concordia University, and moved to Sydney, Nova Scotia. In 1904, he bought the Sydney Post. McLennan was married twice: to Louise Bradley in 1881 and to Grace Henoys Tytus in 1915. He was a director of Dominion Iron and Steel Company and the Dominion Coal Company. McLennan was the author of Louisbourg, from its foundation to its fall, 1713-1758, first published in 1918.

He was appointed to the Senate on 10 February 1916 for the Sydney, Nova Scotia division following nomination by Prime Minister Robert Borden. McLennan remained a Senator until his death on 15 September 1939.