William Nicholson MacLean (March 27, 1907 – August 4, 1997) was a Canadian politician. He represented the

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Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1962 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Born in 1907 at Inverness, Nova Scotia, MacLean was a businessman. He married Jane Roberts in 1939. From 1933 to 1945, he was the chief of police for Inverness. He also served a term as mayor of Inverness. MacLean entered provincial politics in a 1962 byelection, winning the seat left vacant following the death of his brother, Roderick MacLean. He was re-elected in the

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, and

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, representing the dual-member riding with Progressive Conservative Jim MacLean. In the 1970 election, MacLean was defeated for the second seat by fellow Liberal

John Archie MacKenzie John Archie MacKenzie (September 12, 1934 — July 18, 2017) was a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1981 and Inverness North from 1981 to 1984. He w ...

. MacLean died at Inverness on August 4, 1997.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:MacLean, William N 1907 births 1997 deaths Mayors of places in Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs People from Inverness County, Nova Scotia