Due to changes adopted in that constitution , he was elected to a one - year term as Governor of Michigan in 1851 .
McClelland played a prominent role in the Michigan 's constitutional convention of 1850 .
Due to changes adopted in that constitution , McClelland was elected to a one - year term as Governor of Michigan in 1851 .
McClelland played a prominent role in the Michigan 's constitutional convention of 1850 .