Finis Ewing McLean (February 19, 1806 – April 12, 1881) was a

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from

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Early life

Finis Ewing McLean was born on February 19, 1806, near

Russellville, Kentucky Russellville is a home rule-class city in Logan County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,960 at the time of the 2010 census. History Local historian Alex C. Finley has claimed the area was fir ...

. He attended the country schools and Lebanon Academy in

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. Later, he studied law, was admitted to the bar. He was the brother of

John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for t ...

and uncle of James David Walker.

Career

McLean commenced practice in

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in 1827. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Political career

McLean was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1837 and was also elected as a Whig to the

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(March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851). After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law and also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He moved to

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in 1860 and engaged in farming until 1865. Later, he relocated to

Greencastle, Indiana Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States, and the county seat of Putnam County. It was founded in 1821 by Ephraim Dukes on a land grant. He named the settlement for his hometown of Greencastle, Pennsylv ...

in 1865 in which city he died in 1881. He was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery in Greencastle.

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1806 births 1881 deaths Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives People from Russellville, Kentucky Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky People from Elkton, Kentucky People from Greencastle, Indiana 19th-century American politicians {{Kentucky-politician-stub