Daniel Dennis McLean (May 20, 1854 – August 25, 1908) was a

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politician. He represented

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in the

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from 1886 to 1892 as a Liberal. His surname also appears as MacLean. Born in

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, the son of John McLean, McLean was raised on a farm before studying to become a teacher. After having health problems, he moved to Manitoba settling in the Pipestone Valley in the County of Dennis where he was a farmer. From 1884 to 1886, he was reeve for the

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. McLean was elected to the

in the 1886 election. He was re-elected in

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and was defeated in

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. From September 5, 1889 to May 26, 1892 he was the Provincial Secretary. McLean also served as

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. In 1891, he married Elizabeth Strevel. In 1892, McLean was named sheriff for the Central Judicial District in

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. In 1895, he was named governor for the Central Judicial Jail, resigning from that post in 1907 due to poor health. McLean died at home in Portage la Prairie the following year.

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1854 births 1908 deaths Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-MLA-stub