Lieutenant Colonel John Bayne Maclean (26 September 1862 – 25 September 1950) was a

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publisher. He founded ''

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'', the ''

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'' and the Maclean Publishing Company, later known as

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Life and career

Maclean was born in Crieff, Ontario (bordering south end of

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), to Scottish-born parents, Catherine (Cameron) and Andrew MacLean. Maclean's father was a

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minister in Puslinch Township. Maclean moved to

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, and graduated as a teacher from

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. After a brief teaching career, Maclean worked at ''

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'' as reporter and then worked his way to becoming a financial editor of the '' Toronto Mail'' before entering publishing with his brother Hugh Cameron Maclean by founding ''Canadian Grocer & Storekeeper's Newspaper'' in 1887. He then added a number of

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s: ''Hardware and Metal'' (1888 ), ''Dry Goods Review'', and ''Printer and Publisher''. In 1905 he founded ''The Business Magazine'' which became ''The Busy Man's Magazine'' before changing its name to ''Maclean's Magazine'' in 1911. He founded the ''Financial Post'' in 1907, the ''Farmer's Magazine'' in 1910, ''Mayfair'' in 1927 and ''

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'' in 1928 building Canada's largest magazine empire. His military rank was earned through service with the Canadian militia, in which he was

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's The Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars from 1898 to 1903. His longtime collaborator and associate, Horace Talmadge Hunter, succeeded Maclean as company president upon the founder's retirement. In 1945, the company was renamed Maclean-Hunter. Maclean died in Toronto in 1950.

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The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal): Commanding Officers
1862 births 1950 deaths Canadian magazine founders Canadian magazine publishers (people) Canadian newspaper publishers (people) People from Wellington County, Ontario Canadian people of Scottish descent Canadian newspaper founders Maclean's Canadian Militia officers The Royal Canadian Hussars (Montreal) officers {{canada-business-bio-stub