JAMES M. CLELAND
Was born in Glasgow, Scotland, March 16, 1848, the son of James
and Jeanette (Murdock) Cleland. In 1851, James Cleland, the father,
made his home in Richmond, Virginia, engaging in the plumbing business.
In 1854 he removed to Lynchburg, continuing in the same business.
The establishment he founded is now doing the largest business
of any firm in that line in Lynchburg, having its own foundry and
machine shops. Mr. Cleland associated with himself in the business his
two sons, James M. and Ed. A., and since 1883 they have had exclusive
control of the business, under the firm name of James Cleland & Sons.
The father is no longer living; his widow still resides in Lynchburg. In
January, 1872, in Alabama, James M. Cleland married Henrietta Lennon,
who was born in Manchester, England. They have two daughters,
Christena and Nettie, and three sons, Harry, William and
Lennon.
