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James Mackenzie Maclean (13 August 1835 – 22 April 1906) was a British journalist and
/ref> He went to India where he was a journalist. There, he owned and edited the ''Bombay Gazette''. He was Chairman of the Bombay Town Council and was elected a Fellow of Bombay University. Maclean wrote a ''Guide to Bombay'', in 1875 and various essays about India.
Maclean returned to Britain and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at Elgin Burghs in 1880. In 1881 he was living at Malabar Villa Chiswick. He became a member of the Royal Society of Arts 1881, and served on its Council from 1883 to 1886. He was active in the Society's Indian section and was awarded two silver medals for papers given to the Society.The William Shipley group for RSA History Newsletter 8 July 2006
/ref> He also contributed to '' The Leader'' and was a proprietor of the ''Western Mail''. Maclean was elected as
Conservative
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politician who sat in the House of Commons
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between 1885 and 1900.
History
Maclean was the youngest son of Alexander Maclean, of Liberton, Edinburgh and his wife Mary Baigrie, daughter of Mackenzie Baigrie.Debretts House of Commons and the Judicial Bench 1886/ref> He went to India where he was a journalist. There, he owned and edited the ''Bombay Gazette''. He was Chairman of the Bombay Town Council and was elected a Fellow of Bombay University. Maclean wrote a ''Guide to Bombay'', in 1875 and various essays about India.
Maclean returned to Britain and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at Elgin Burghs in 1880. In 1881 he was living at Malabar Villa Chiswick. He became a member of the Royal Society of Arts 1881, and served on its Council from 1883 to 1886. He was active in the Society's Indian section and was awarded two silver medals for papers given to the Society.The William Shipley group for RSA History Newsletter 8 July 2006/ref> He also contributed to '' The Leader'' and was a proprietor of the ''Western Mail''. Maclean was elected as
Member of Parliament
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for Oldham
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in 1885 until 1892. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff
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in 1895 until 1900.
Sir Richard Temple wrote "Maclean is undoubtedly a strong man who would have to be reckoned with...No man gives a greater impression of possessing reserve power. He is a man of Imperialistic mind, takes a very British view of everything in Foreign, Eastern, of Colonial affairs, and is much opposed to the Indian Congress and the advanced views of Young India... He has a tall, imposing figure, a handsome head and face and a fine voice." Sir George Birdwood wrote of Maclean in the ''Society of Arts Journal'' for 1901, that he was "the ablest publicist we ever had in India".
Mackenzie married Anna Maria Whitehead, daughter of Phillip Whitehead in 1867. Maclean died in 1906 and was buried at Old Chiswick Cemetery in London.
Publications
* * ''Recollections of Westminster and India'' -1901 * ''Free trade with India: India's place in an imperial federation'' by James Mackenzie Maclean - 1904References
External links
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maclean, James Mackenzie 1835 births 1906 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Cardiff constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 UK MPs 1895–1900 Politics of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham