The Hon
John Donald McLean
4th Treasurer of Queensland
In office
21 July 1866 – 16 Dec 1866
Preceded byJoshua Bell
Succeeded byJohn Douglas
ConstituencyEastern Downs
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Eastern Downs
In office
2 May 1862 – 16 December 1866
Preceded byRatcliffe Pring
Succeeded byJohn Douglas
Personal details
Born1820
Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Died16 December 1866
Westbrook, Queensland
SpouseMary Strutt
OccupationGeneral Merchant, Grazier, Station Hand

John Donald McLean (1820 – 16 December 1866) was a politician and colonial Treasurer of Queensland.[1]

Early life

McLean was born in Kilmuir, Inverness-shire, Scotland, the youngest son of Donald McLean, landowner, and his wife Flora née Nicholson.[1] 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.[2]

Political life

On 2 May 1862 McLean was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Eastern Downs, a seat he held until his death.[3]

McLean was Colonial Treasurer from 21 Jul 1866 until his death.[3] 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[2] in Westbrook, Queensland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Waterson, D. B. "McLean, John Donald (1820–1866)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 Mennell, Philip (1892). "Maclean, Hon. John Donald" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
  3. 1 2 "McLean, John Donald". Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
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