John Donald McLean
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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| order1 = 4th
| office1 = Treasurer of Queensland
| term_start1 = 21 July 1866
| term_end1 = 16 Dec 1866
| predecessor1 = Joshua Bell
| successor1 = John Douglas
| constituency1 = Eastern Downs
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| constituency_AM2 = Eastern Downs
| assembly2 = Queensland Legislative
| term_start2 = 2 May 1862
| term_end2 = 16 December 1866
| predecessor2 = Ratcliffe Pring
| successor2 = John Douglas
| birth_date = 1820
| birth_place = Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland
| death_date = 16 December 1866
| death_place = Westbrook, Queensland
| nationality = Scottish
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| spouse = Mary Strutt
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| occupation = General Merchant, Grazier, Station Hand
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John Donald McLean (1820 – 16 December 1866) was a politician and colonial Treasurer of Queensland.
{{Australian Dictionary of Biography
|first=D. B. |last=Waterson
|title=McLean, John Donald (1820–1866)
|id2=mclean-john-donald-4123
|accessdate=14 January 2014
}}
Early life
McLean was born in Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the youngest son of Donald McLean, landowner, and his wife Flora née Nicholson. McLean emigrated to New South Wales in 1837, and ultimately went largely into squatting pursuits, being at one time interested in no less than forty stations. Latterly he resided on his property at Westbrook, Darling Downs, Queensland.{{cite Australasia|Maclean, Hon. John Donald}}
Political life
On 2 May 1862 McLean was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Eastern Downs, a seat he held until his death.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/members/former/bio?id=226
|title=McLean, John Donald
|publisher=Parliament of Queensland
|accessdate=14 January 2014
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McLean was Colonial Treasurer from 21 Jul 1866 until his death. Maclean took office in the midst of a monetary crisis, but quickly restored the equilibrium of the finances, when his career was cut short by a fall from his horse which ended fatally on 16 December 1866 in Westbrook, Queensland.
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Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Category:Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia