Silas McLellan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Silas McLellan

Canadian marathon runner

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1897

Place of Birth: Noel, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1974

Profession: marathon runner

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Silas McLellan, (17 March 1897 – 10 February 1974) was a Canadian marathon runner.
He won the Halifax Marathon five times as well as competing in the Boston marathon, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the British Empire Games. Silas trained under Victor MacAuley.
Silas competed in the 1928 Olympics and beat Clarence DeMar, five-time winner of the Boston Marathon.
Two years later Silas won the 1930 Halifax Marathon.
In the same year, Silas McLellan finished sixth in the 1930 British Empire Games marathon.
McLellan also finished 9th in the Boston Marathon 19 Apr 1930. He was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame.
McLellan died at age 76 in Noel, Nova Scotia.