Malcolm McLane (October 3, 1924 – February 2, 2008) was an American businessman, politician, and lawyer. Born in

Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is the List of municipalities in New Hampshire, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Located on the banks of the Merrimack River, it had a population of 115,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Manches ...

, McLane served as a pilot in the

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during

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. He spent the last months of World War II in a German prisoner of war camp after his plane was shot down during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944. He graduated from

Dartmouth College Dartmouth College ( ) is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the America ...

and

Harvard Law School Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...

. McLane was a

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. He then practiced law in

Concord, New Hampshire Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities ...

. He helped start the

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in Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire. McLane served on the Concord City Council. In 1972, McLane ran for

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as an Independent. Then, from 1970 to 1976, McLane served as mayor of Concord. McLane served on the

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from 1977 to 1982.

John McLane John McLane (February 27, 1852 – April 13, 1911) was a Scottish-American furniture maker and politician who served as the 50th governor of New Hampshire from 1905 to 1907. Biography McLane was born in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, in Scotla ...

, Governor of New Hampshire, was his grandfather. His wife Susan McLane served in the

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, and their daughter

Ann McLane Kuster Ann L. McLane Kuster (born September 5, 1956) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously worked as a lobbyist. Kuster chaired the New Dem ...

is the former representative from

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. McLane died at his home in

Hanover, New Hampshire Hanover is a New England town, town located along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 11,870. The town is home to the Ivy League university ...

.Remembering Malcolm McLane
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