Born in Prince Edward Island, Dr. John MacLean went west in 1893, eventually landing in Greenwood where he set up a medical practice. He went into politics as a Liberal, being elected to the BC Legislature in 1916 and became Premier of BC in 1927 on the death of John Oliver, then Premier. It was a time of decline for the Liberals, a trend which MacLean could not reverse and he was voted out of office in 1928, exactly one year after having taken the reins.
Dr. JOHN DUNCAN MacLEAN
Premier of British Columbia, August 20, 1927
to August 20, 1928.
Left British Columbia around turn of century to
study medicine at McGill. Returned to British
Columbia, apparently in 1905, and ultimately
established his medical practice at Greenwood.
Represented Greenwood in Provincial Legislature
from September 1916 to June 1924, and Yale
from June 1924 to 1928.
Born in Culloden, Prince Edward Island,
November 8, 1873.
Arrived in Vancouver in 1893.
School teacher, medical doctor.
Named Director of the Federal Farm Loan Board
in 1929, he became a resident of Ottawa
in the same year.
Awarded C.B.E. on July 1, 1946.
Died in Ottawa, March 28, 1948.
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