Hector McLennan was a Scottish Australian Suffragist and ship merchant.
Born in Glasgow, McLennan emigrated to South Australia where he was co-secretary of the Women's Suffrage League with Mary Lee.
McLennan was Manager and South Australian representative of Messers Howard W Smith and Sons and in 1900 moved to Victoria to manage its Melbourne office. He later opened a Melbourne Office for coal merchants James and Alexander Brown of Newcastle, New South Wales.
McLennan died in Armadale, Victoria on 4 December 1923 after a long illness. He left a widow and four married daughters.
References
- "Concerning People". South Australian Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 9 March 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Obituary". The Register. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 13 December 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 24 December 2014.