MC LEAN, Archibald (son of Neil Mc Lean of Mull, Scotland, a member of legislative council of Canada). b. St. Andrew’s, April 1791; in Canadian army 1812; A.Q.M.G., and on the staff; a prisoner at Lundy’s Lane till end of the war; barrister at York, Canada; a representative for Stormont and Cornwall in legislative assembly of Upper Canada, and twice elected speaker; judge of court of King’s bench 1837–56; chief justice of Upper Canada 1856, president of the court of error and appeal to death. d. Toronto 1865. Appleton’s American biography, iv 142–3 (1888).
MACLEAN, Archibald. Rear admiral in German navy. d. Berlin 7 Nov. 1884.
MC LEAN, Charles. Carver and gilder at 181 Fleet st. London 1838, afterwards at 78 and 79 Fleet st. to 1869; manager of Commercial plate glass co. at 78 and 79 Fleet st.; started Fun in 1861 and Banter at 183 Fleet st. 2 Sep. 1867, ran to 4 Nov. 1867; Charles Mc Lean junior published Fun at 80 Fleet st. d. 1869.
MACLEAN, Sir Charles Fitzroy, 9 Baronet (son of sir Fitzroy Jeffries Grafton Maclean, 8 baronet d. 5 July 1847). b. 14 Oct. 1798; ed. at Eton; ensign Scots fusilier guards 10 Oct. 1816; captain 81 foot 7 Aug. 1823, lieut.-col. 16 March 1832, placed on h.p. 25 Oct. 1839; military secretary at Gibraltar; colonel 9 Nov. 1846. d. West Cliff house, Sandgate road, Folkestone 27 Dec. 1883.
MACLEAN, Donald (brother of sir C. F. Maclean 1798–1883). b. 1800; ed. at Eton and Balliol coll. Oxf., B.A. 1823, M.A. 1827, D.C.L. 1844; took a leading part in formation of the Union society; barrister L.I. 9 Feb. 1827; M.P. city of Oxford 1835–47. d. Rome 21 March 1874.
MC LEAN, Sir Donald (4 son of John Mc Lean). b. Kilmonaig near Tiree, Argyllshire 27 Oct. 1820; employed in a merchant’s office at Sydney 1837–9; learnt the Maori language; clerk in office of protector of the aborigines, New Zealand 1840; local protector for the Taranaki district 1844, inspector of police for Taranaki 1845; comr. for negotiating purchases of lands from the natives 5 March 1847 to 1863; resident magistrate Taranaki 1850–63; the first native secretary 1856–63; member of provincial council and superintendent of Hawke’s Bay province 4 March 1863; member of legislative assembly 1866; native minister and minister for colonial defence June 1869 to Dec. 1876; C.M.G. 28 July 1870, K.C.M.G. 23 July 1874. d. New Zealand 5 Jany. 1877. W. Gisborne’s New Zealand rulers (1886) 163, 248, 289, portrait.
MACLEAN, Sir George (eld. son of Wm. Maclean of Dysart, Fifeshire). b. Dysart 1795; ed. at Edinburgh; entered commissariat service 1812; commissary general 29 Dec. 1849, placed on h.p. 20 Oct. 1856; knighted at St. James’s palace 9 June 1854; K.C.B. 5 Feb. 1856 d. Southampton 29 May 1861.
MC LEAN, Hector (3 son of John Donald Mc Lean of Sydney, New South Wales). Matric. from New coll. Oxf. 26 Jany. 1885 aged 20; rowed in the University boat against Cambridge 1886 and 1887; captain of the Oxford university boat club 1887. d. of typhoid fever at Oxford 20 Jany. 1888.
Note.—The Clinker Fours, a race between the colleges of the second division which takes place annually in the month of March were instituted in his memory.
MACLEAN, Henry Dundas (5 son of Alexander Maclean of Ardgour, Argyleshire 1764–1855). b. 1800; ed. at Harrow; lieut. 90 foot 27 Jany. 1820; captain 95 foot 6 Nov. 1824, major 20 April 1832, placed on h.p. 17 Nov. 1840, brevet lieut.-col. 9 Nov. 1846; sheriff of Cumberland 1848. d. Lazonby hall, Cumberland 8 Dec. 1863.