MACLEAN, John (son of Charles Maclean of Portsoy, Banffshire). b. 1828; bursar at King’s coll. Aberdeen 1847, M.A. 1851; in a counting-house in London; ordained by bishop of Ripon 1858; assistant to bishop of Huron in St. Paul’s cathedral, London, Toronto 1858–66; warden and divinity professor of St. John’s college, R. of St. John’s cathedral, Winnipeg and archdeacon of Assiniboia or Manitoba 1866–74; bishop of Saskatchewan, Rupert’s Land 1874 to death; consecrated at Lambeth 3 May 1874; secured a permanent endowment for his see and for Emanuel college at Alberta which became an university; D.C.L. Trinity college, Toronto 1871. d. Alberta, Rupert’s Land 13 Nov. 1886. The Guardian 17 Nov. 1886 p. 1720.
MACLEAN, John. b. 1810; chief comr. for British Kaffraria, Sep. 1852, lieut. governor Dec. 1860 to 27 March 1865 when British Kaffraria was reunited to Cape Colony by 28 and 29 Vict. cap. 5; lieut. governor of Natal 6 Oct. 1864 to Nov. 1866; C.B. 25 Aug. 1857. d. East London, British Kaffraria 2 Dec. 1874; his widow Katharine Louisa Georgina was granted civil list pension of £100, 19 June 1875 and d. 5 Jany. 1878 aged 60.
MACLEAN, John. b. London 31 March 1836; gave dramatic readings; first appeared on the stage at T.R. Plymouth 1859 and played the King in Hamlet there 1860; acted in Jersey, Guernsey and Birmingham; appeared at Surrey theatre, London as Peter Purcell in the Idiot of the mountain 7 Sep. 1861; the original Mr. Gibson in Tom Taylor’s Ticket-of-Leave man, Olympic theatre 27 May 1863; the original Saunders in Wills’s Man o’ Airlie, at Princess’s 20 July 1867; acted at Gaiety theatre 21 Dec. 1868 to 1871 and 1872–9, at Olympic 1879–80, at Vaudeville 1881; played at opening of Princess’s theatre 18 Jany. 1884; played Adam in As you like it at St. James’s 24 Jany. 1885, and Camillo in the Winter’s Tale at Lyceum 10 Sep. 1887; acted with Mary Anderson in U.S. of America 1888; last appeared at Strand theatre as the Old French nobleman in My Brother’s sister 15 Feb. 1890; founder and first preceptor of the Logic club of Freemasons. d. at his lodgings, Percy st. Tottenham court road, London 15 March 1890. bur. Paddington cemet. 19 March where memorial monument of red granite 9 ft. 6 in. in height was unveiled 3 May 1892. Pascoe’s Dramatic List (1880) 255; Illust. sp. and dr. news, vi 575, 592, 593 (1877) portrait, xxii 537 (1885) portrait, and 22 March 1890 p. 44 portrait; The Era 22 March 1890.
M’LEAN, John Donald (younger son of Donald M’Lean of Aird, Isle of Skye). b. Aird 1821; emigrated to New South Wales 1837; grazier and squatter at Westbrook on the Darling downs 1851, was interested in 40 stations; went to reside near Sydney about Dec. 1859; member of legislative assembly Queensland 1860, colonial treasurer and member of executive council 21 July 1866 to death. d. Westbrook, Queensland by a fall from his horse 16 Dec. 1866. Australian men of mark, ii 87–92 (1889), portrait.
M’CLEAN, John Robinson (son of Francis M’Clean of Belfast) b. 1813; ed. at royal academical institution Belfast and Glasgow univ.; M.I.C.E. 15 June 1844, member of council 1848, vice pres. 1858–64, pres. 1864–5; lieut.-col. engineer and railway volunteer staff corps 21 Jany. 1865 to death; chairman Anglo American telegraph co.; F.R.S. 3 June 1869; contested Belfast 3 April 1857; M.P. East Staffordshire 17 Nov. 1868 to death. d. Stonehouse near Ramsgate 13 July 1873.
M’LEAN, Robert. b. 29 July 1857; ed. at Dr. Adams’ school, Victoria park, Manchester and at Fettes coll. Edinb. 1870–5; articled to Hall, Son and Lord, Manchester 1876–81; New Inn prizeman at examination June 1881; practised at Manchester 1881, and in London with Albert Gibson 1888 to death; author of A lesson well learnt and of other dramas and of Diversions of an articled clerk 1892; edited with A. Gibson and Arthur Weldon, Law Notes, a monthly magazine for students 1888 to Feb. 1893; author with A. Gibson of The student’s conveyancing 1885, 3 ed. 1892; Student’s Equity 1887; Student’s practice of the courts 1882, 4 ed. 1889; wrote the libretto of Eric the Dane, a cantata performed at one of Sir Charles Halle’s concerts. d. Richmond house, High st. Oxford road, Manchester 2 Feb. 1893. Law Notes, March 1893, portrait.
M’LEAN, Thomas. b. 1788; a publisher of engravings 69 Haymarket, London 1825, retired in favor of his eldest son; brought out prints of sir E. Landseer’s pictures of The Stag at bay, Dignity and impudence, Laying down the law, and Be it ever so humble there’s no place like home; published the Political sketches of H. B. [i.e. J. Doyle] No. 1–757, a series of coloured lithographic prints 1829–43; published Illustrated description of the works of J. Gillray 1830; Humorous engravings, sporting prints 1835. d. Selhurst, Surrey 9 March 1875.
MACLEAR, Sir Thomas (eld. son of James Maclear). b. Newton Stewart, Tyrone 17 March 1794; ed. Winchester; studied at Guy’s and St. Thomas’s hospitals; M.R.C.S. 1815; house surgeon of Bedford infirmary 1815; practised at Biggleswade 1823–33, where he erected an observatory 1828; astronomer royal at Cape of Good Hope 5 Jany. 1834 to 1870; F.R.A.S. 1828; F.R.S. 8 Dec. 1831, royal medallist 1869; Lalande medal of the Academy of sciences 1867; knighted by patent 24 May 1860; granted civil list pension of £100, 18 June 1863; became totally blind 1867; contributed to Memoirs of R. Astronom. soc. 1835 etc.; author of Observations of Halley’s comet made at Cape of Good Hope 1837; Astronomical observations made under the direction T. Maclear 1840; Contributions to astronomy and geodesy 2 vols. 1851 and 1853; Verification and extension of La Caille’s arc of meridian 1866; Catalogue of 4810 stars from observation made by sir T. Maclear 1884. d. Grey villa, Mowbray, Capetown 14 July 1879. bur. in the observatory grounds. Monthly notices of R.A.S. xl 200–204 (1880); Proc. of royal society, xxix 17–18 (1879); Nature 14 Aug. 1879 p. 365.
MACLEAY, Sir George (son of Alexander Macleay, colonial sec. N.S.W., d. 1848). b. 29 July 1809; educ. Westminster 1822 etc.; went to N.S.W. and accompanied capt. Charles Sturt in his expedition down the Murrumbidgee and Murray rivers 1829–30; member of legislative council of N.S.W. and speaker 1843–6; member for the Murrumbidgee to the first legislative assembly of N.S.W. 22 May 1856; C.M.G. 30 June 1869, K.C.M.G. 5 March 1875; settled at Pendell court, Bletchingley, Surrey. d. Chalet des Rosiers, Mentone 24 June 1891.
MACLEAY, James Robert (brother of preceding). b. 15 April 1811; ed. Westminster 1822, king’s scholar 1825; sec. to legation in Chili 1838; registrar of commission at Cape of Good Hope for suppression of slave trade 24 Jany. 1843; retired upon superannuation allowance of £166, 1 May 1858. d. 49 Queen’s gate gardens, Kensington 28 Oct. 1892.