Allan McLean (c. 1855 – January 31, 1881) was a

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, born in Thompson's River Post,

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(now

Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the North Thompson River, North and South Thompson Rivers, which join to become the Thompson River in Kamloops, and east of Kamloops Lake. The city is the ad ...

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Media

File:McLeans-cabin.jpg, The cabin near Ashcroft, B.C., where the McLeans were captured

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* * * * 1850s births 1881 deaths People from Kamloops Pre-Confederation British Columbia people Canadian outlaws Canadian people executed for murdering police officers Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) category:19th-century Canadian criminals {{Canada-crime-bio-stub People convicted of murder by Canada People executed by Canada by hanging