In 1891 he was elected to the House of Commons for his native county of Glengarry and held the seat for 10 years. Among the measures introduced by him was a bill for the protection of laborers employed on public contracts, which is now on the Statute Book of the country and is very much appreciated by the class in whose interest it was framed.
      Col. McLennan was one of the principal shareholders and a Director of the Stormont Electric Light and Gas Co., which is now amalgamated with the Cornwall Electric Street Railway Co. He is a director of the Cornwall Paper Manufacturing Co., of the Trust and Guarantee Co., Toronto, and of the Manufacturers' Life Insurance Co. He takes a deep interest in the Cornwall General Hospital, being Vice President of the Board of Governors of that institution.

The Cornwall Standard.       The premises of the Cornwall Standard situated in this block are equiped with a complete and up-to-date newspaper and job printing plant. It has exceptional facilities for doing the finest quality of book and job printing. The Standard is recognized as one of the best weekly newspapers in the Dominion. Its value as an advertising medium in Eastern Ontario is unexcelled.