Allan McLean (1752 – 8 October 1847) was a Scottish-born lawyer and politician in

Upper Canada The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the ...

. He was the first lawyer in 1794 authorized to practise in Kingston.''City of Belleville history'' (1943)
Mikel, WC He was first elected in May 1804 as a member of the

Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was the elected part of the legislature for the province of Upper Canada, functioning as the lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada. Its legislative power was subject to veto by the appointed Lis ...

. From 1805 to 1824, McLean represented the riding of Frontenac in the 4th to

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Parliaments of Upper Canada. McLean married Harriet McLean, the daughter of Neil McLean. He was a lieutenant in the

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in the

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, serving during the

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. McLean settled in Kingston. He was lieutenant-colonel in the militia and served during the

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. McLean was registrar for Frontenac,

Lennox and Addington Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from Addington and Lennox ridings. It consist ...

, Prince Edward and

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counties. He also served as clerk of the peace for the

Midland District Midland District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and partitioned in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. Historical evolution The District, originally ...

. McLean died in 1847 in Kingston.

References

*''Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'', J.K. Johnson (1989) {{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Allan 1752 births 1847 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Pre-Confederation Ontario people British Army personnel of the War of 1812 Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Canadian people of Scottish descent Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Immigrants to Upper Canada