| Charles P. McClelland | |
| Office: | Presiding Judge of the United States Customs Court |
| Term Start: | 1934 |
| Term End: | 1939 |
| Predecessor: | William Josiah Tilson |
| Successor: | George Stewart Brown |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States Customs Court |
| Term Start1: | May 28, 1926 |
| Term End1: | September 30, 1939 |
| Appointer1: | operation of law |
| Predecessor1: | Seat established by 44 Stat. 669 |
| Successor1: | Webster Oliver |
| Office2: | Member of the Board of General Appraisers |
| Term Start2: | August 21, 1903 |
| Term End2: | May 28, 1926 |
| Appointer2: | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Predecessor2: | James A. Jewell |
| Successor2: | Seat abolished |
| State Senate3: | New York |
| District3: | 21st |
| Term Start3: | January 1, 1903 |
| Term End3: | August 21, 1903 |
| Predecessor3: | Joseph P. Hennessy |
| Successor3: | John A. Hawkins |
| State Senate4: | New York |
| District4: | 12th |
| Term Start4: | January 1, 1892 |
| Term End4: | December 31, 1893 |
| Predecessor4: | William H. Robertson |
| Successor4: | Thomas C. O'Sullivan |
| State Assembly5: | New York |
| District5: | Westchester County, 1st |
| Term Start5: | January 1, 1891 |
| Term End5: | December 31, 1891 |
| Predecessor5: | J. Irving Burns |
| Successor5: | Thomas K. Fraser |
| State Assembly6: | New York |
| District6: | Westchester County, 1st |
| Term Start6: | January 1, 1885 |
| Term End6: | December 31, 1886 |
| Predecessor6: | Norton P. Otis |
| Successor6: | J. Irving Burns |
| Birth Name: | Charles Paul McClelland |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1854 |
| Birth Place: | Glenluce, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Dobbs Ferry, New York |
| Education: | New York University School of Law (LL.B.) |
Charles Paul McClelland (December 19, 1854 – June 6, 1944) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and previously was a Member of the Board of General Appraisers.
Born on December 19, 1854, in Glenluce, Scotland, McClelland received a Bachelor of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1880. He was admitted to the bar the same year, and practiced law in Dobbs Ferry, New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (Westchester Co, 1st D.) in 1885 and 1886. He was deputy Collector of the Port of New York from December 1886 to March 1890. He was again a member of the State Assembly in 1891. He was a member of the New York State Senate (12th D.) in 1892, 1893 and 1903.[1]
McClelland received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on August 21, 1903, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Member James A. Jewell. He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on November 10, 1903. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 7, 1903, and received his commission on December 8, 1903. McClelland was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice (Judge from June 17, 1930) seat authorized by 44 Stat. 669. He served as Presiding Judge from 1934 to 1939. His service terminated on September 30, 1939, due to his retirement. He was succeeded by Judge Webster Oliver.[1]
McClelland died on June 6, 1944, in Dobbs Ferry.[1]