Angus Alexander McLean

Angus Alexander McLean
Angus Alexander McLean
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Queen's
	In office; 1904–1908 Serving with Alexander Martin
Preceded by	District was created in 1903
Succeeded by	Lemuel E. Prowse; Alexander Warburton
	In office; 1911–1917 Serving with Donald Nicholson
Preceded by	Lemuel E. Prowse; Alexander Warburton
Succeeded by	John Ewen Sinclair
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Queens
	In office; 1888–1893
Personal details
Born	December 17, 1854; Belfast, Prince Edward Island
Died	April 3, 1943 (aged 88)
Political party	Conservative

Angus Alexander McLean, KC (December 17, 1854 – April 3, 1943) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Born in Belfast, Prince Edward Island, the son of William McLean. McLean was educated at the Prince of Wales College, Charlottetown, and the Harvard Law School. A lawyer and King's Counsel, he was married to Leah Yeo, daughter of John Yeo, from 1882 to her death in 1897. His second wife was Frances H. Longworth.

He was a law clerk of the Prince Edward Legislature for eight years. In 1894, he was appointed Revising Officer for East Queen's and was an official Assignee under the Dominion Insolvency Act for five years. In 1904, he was elected President of the Prince Edward Island Law Society.

McLean was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 4th Queens from 1888 until 1900. He ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in a 1902 and 1904 by-elections for West Queen's. A Conservative, he was first elected in the general elections of 1904 for Queen's and was defeated in 1908. He was re-elected in 1911 and did not run in 1917.

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