Edwin Lockwood MacLean (August 9, 1890 – October 18,1968) was an American politician and

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who was a member of the

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from 1923 until early 1927 and a member of the

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from 1927 until early 1931. MacLean was born in

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. He graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1908. He then graduated from the

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in 1912, and attended graduate school at

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for two years. He studied law at

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for two years and received a law degree in 1916 from the

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. MacLean served in the United States Infantry in

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for five years, becoming a captain. He was a part of the

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. During his time as a Minnesota legislator, MacLean sponsored many bills, including a forced-sterilization bill which was passed into law in 1925. He also co-sponsored bills with

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about

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and car insurance.

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