James Henry McLean
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James Henry Mclean was a U.S. Representative
from Missouri
.
Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, McleanReared in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Immigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
.
He was employed as a clerk in a drug store.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1849, and in the following year to New Orleans, Louisiana
, to take charge of financial operations of the Lopez expedition to Cuba.
He returned to St. Louis in 1851.
He studied medicine and surgery.
He was graduated from the St. Louis (Missouri) Medical College in 1863 and practiced in St. Louis.
Mclean was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Allen and served from December 15, 1882, to March 3, 1883.
He died in Dansville, New York
, August 12, 1886.
He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Born in Ayrshire, Scotland, McleanReared in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Immigrated to the United States in 1842 and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
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He was employed as a clerk in a drug store.
He moved to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1849, and in the following year to New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, to take charge of financial operations of the Lopez expedition to Cuba.
He returned to St. Louis in 1851.
He studied medicine and surgery.
He was graduated from the St. Louis (Missouri) Medical College in 1863 and practiced in St. Louis.
Mclean was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas Allen and served from December 15, 1882, to March 3, 1883.
He died in Dansville, New York
Dansville, New York
Dansville, New York may refer to:* Dansville, Livingston County, New York* Dansville, Steuben County, New York...
, August 12, 1886.
He was interred in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.