John Duncan MacLean
John Duncan MacLean (December 8, 1873 – March 28, 1948) was a teacher, physician, politician and the 20th Premier of British Columbia, Canada.
John Duncan MacLean | |
|---|---|
| 20th Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office August 20, 1927 – August 20, 1928 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Lieutenant Governor | Robert Randolph Bruce |
| Preceded by | John Oliver |
| Succeeded by | Simon Fraser Tolmie |
| MLA for Greenwood | |
| In office September 14, 1916 – June 20, 1924 | |
| Preceded by | John Robert Jackson |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Yale | |
| In office June 20, 1924 – July 18, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | John McRae |
| Succeeded by | John Joseph Alban Gillis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1873 Culloden, Prince Edward Island |
| Died | March 28, 1948 (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Gertrude Watson [1] |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | teacher, physician |
MacLean was a practicing doctor in the city of Greenwood when he was elected in the 1916 election to the provincial legislature as a Liberal. He served as Minister of Education and Provincial Secretary in the cabinets of Harlan Carey Brewster and John Oliver before becoming Minister of Finance in 1924. In the election that year, he rain and won in the Yale riding.
Maclean became premier when Oliver died in 1927 at a time when the Liberal government was in decline. He was unable to reverse his party's fortunes, and was defeated in the 1928 election by the rival Conservatives. Later that year he attempted to enter the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election as a Liberal candidate, but was defeated by fewer than one hundred votes. He spent the rest of his life as chairman of the Canadian Farm Loan Board.
Election results (partial)
| 1920 British Columbia general election: Greenwood | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Duncan MacLean | 392 | 49.06 | |||||
| Conservative | George Bell | 292 | 36.55 | |||||
| Independent Farmer | George Henry Pitman | 115 | 14.39 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 799 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1924 British Columbia general election: Yale riding | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | John Duncan MacLean | 1,148 | 46.09 | |||||
| Conservative | John McRae | 756 | 30.71 | |||||
| Provincial | James Sugrue Fagan | 578 | 23.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,491 | 100.00 | ||||||
