John Duncan MacLean

John Duncan MacLean (December 8, 1873 – March 28, 1948) was a teacher, physician, politician and the 20th premier of British Columbia, Canada.

John Duncan MacLean
20th Premier of British Columbia
In office
August 20, 1927  August 20, 1928
MonarchGeorge V
Lieutenant GovernorRobert Randolph Bruce
Preceded byJohn Oliver
Succeeded bySimon Fraser Tolmie
MLA for Greenwood
In office
September 14, 1916  June 20, 1924
Preceded byJohn Robert Jackson
Succeeded byriding dissolved
MLA for Yale
In office
June 20, 1924  July 18, 1928
Preceded byJohn McRae
Succeeded byJohn Joseph Alban Gillis
Personal details
Born(1873-12-08)December 8, 1873
Culloden, Prince Edward Island
DiedMarch 28, 1948(1948-03-28) (aged 74)
Ottawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
SpouseMary Gertrude Watson [1]
Children6
Occupationteacher, physician

MacLean was a practicing doctor in the city of Greenwood when he was elected in the 1916 election to the provincial legislature as a Liberal. He served as minister of education and provincial secretary in the cabinets of Harlan Carey Brewster and John Oliver before becoming minister of finance in 1924. In the election that year, he ran and won in the Yale riding.

MacLean became premier when Oliver died in 1927 at a time when the Liberal government was in decline. He was unable to reverse his party's fortunes, and was defeated in the 1928 election by the rival Conservatives. Later that year he attempted to enter the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election as a Liberal candidate, but was defeated by fewer than one hundred votes. He spent the rest of his life as chairman of the Canadian Farm Loan Board.

Election results (partial)

1920 British Columbia general election: Greenwood
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Duncan MacLean39249.06
ConservativeGeorge Bell29236.55
Independent FarmerGeorge Henry Pitman11514.39
Total valid votes 799 100.00
1924 British Columbia general election: Yale riding
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Duncan MacLean1,14846.09
ConservativeJohn McRae76530.71
ProvincialJames Sugrue Fagan57823.20
Total valid votes 2,491 100.00

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