Background
He was born at Hamilton to grazier Lionel Jack Stuart McKellar and Colina Martha.
He was born at Hamilton to grazier Lionel Jack Stuart McKellar and Colina Martha.
He attended school locally and served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 1942 to 1946, returning to farm at Yulecart near Hamilton.
A Dundas Shire councillor from 1962 to 1967, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1967 as the Liberal member for Portland. Defeated in 1970, he was elected again in 1973, serving until 1985.