William Findlay Maclean (August 10, 1854 – December 7, 1929) was a

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politician. Born in Ancaster,

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, the son of John Maclean and Isabella Findlay, he was educated at the Hamilton Public School and the

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. A journalist, he established '' The Toronto World'' in 1880. He ran unsuccessfully in North Wentworth for the

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in the general elections of 1890, and in

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for the

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in the general elections of 1891. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1892 by-election for the riding of York East after the death of the sitting MP and former

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, Alexander Mackenzie. A

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, he would be re-elected 8 more times serving for 34 years for York East and

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until being defeated in 1926. Beginning in the 1900 federal election, Maclean stood as an "Independent Conservative" with the exception of 1917 election when he was elected as a Unionist. He ran for

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in the

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on a platform of

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but failed to unseat incumbent Mayor

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in part because of his intention to sit both as mayor and as an MP simultaneously."Mr Howland Re-elected", ''The Globe'', January 7, 1902, pages 1-2

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, William 1854 births 1929 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Independent Conservative MPs in the Canadian House of Commons Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario University of Toronto alumni

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