Andrew Young McLean (June 24, 1909 – August 14, 1988) was a

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newspaper publisher and political figure in

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. He represented Huron—Perth in the House of Commons of Canada as a

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member from 1949 to 1953. He was born in

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, the son of Keith M. McLean and the grandson of Murdo Young McLean, and attended the School of Architecture at the

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. In 1934, he was named a justice of the peace for Huron County. McLean served as a squadron leader in the

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during

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. He became editor and publisher of the ''

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'' after his father's death in 1948. He was a member of the Canadian delegation to the

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in 1952. McLean was an unsuccessful candidate for the Huron seat in the House of Commons in 1953 and 1957. He served as president of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association from 1967 to 1968 and of the

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from 1973 to 1974. In 1986, he was editor of the Huron County Atlas published by Huron County. His daughter Susan was editor for the ''Expositor'' when it was sold in 1982.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Andrew Young 1909 births 1988 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Journalists from Ontario Canadian justices of the peace