Murdo Young McLean
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Murdo Young McLean was an Ontario
newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Huron South
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1894 to 1898 and in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal
member.
He was born in North Dumfries Township
, Waterloo County
, Canada West and educated in Ayr
. McLean was editor and publisher of the Huron Expositor, previously known as the Seaforth Expositor; he purchased the paper in 1870 with his brother Alan. He served on the town council for Seaforth
, also serving as reeve, mayor and as a member of the public school board. McLean was secretary-treasurer for the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company and the South Huron Agricultural Society. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1908 by-election held after the death of Benjamin B. Gunn
and then reelected in the general election later that year. In 1911, he was defeated for the federal seat by Jonathan Joseph Merner
. He died of heart failure in Seaforth in 1916.
His grandson Andrew Young McLean
later served in the House of Commons and was also publisher for the Expositor which remained in the McLean family until 1982.
Ontario
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newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Huron South
Huron South
Huron South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Huron into two ridings: Huron North and Huron South.In 1872, the County of...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1894 to 1898 and in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member.
He was born in North Dumfries Township
North Dumfries, Ontario
The Township of North Dumfries is a rural township in Ontario, Canada, part of the Region of Waterloo. Its 2006 Census population was 9,063.The township includes the communities of Ayr, Branchton, Clyde, Reidsville and Roseville.-History:...
, Waterloo County
Waterloo County, Ontario
Waterloo County, created in 1853 and dissolved in 1973, was the forerunner of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It consisted of five townships: Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot, Waterloo, and North Dumfries...
, Canada West and educated in Ayr
Ayr, Ontario
The village of Ayr, Ontario, Canada is a settlement located within the Township of North Dumfries in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Southwestern Ontario...
. McLean was editor and publisher of the Huron Expositor, previously known as the Seaforth Expositor; he purchased the paper in 1870 with his brother Alan. He served on the town council for Seaforth
Seaforth, Ontario
Seaforth is a Southern Ontario community in the municipality of Huron East, in Huron County, Ontario, Canada.-History:...
, also serving as reeve, mayor and as a member of the public school board. McLean was secretary-treasurer for the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company and the South Huron Agricultural Society. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1908 by-election held after the death of Benjamin B. Gunn
Benjamin B. Gunn
Benjamin B. Gunn was a Canadian politician.Born in Wallacetown, Canada West, Gunn was educated in Wallacetown and was a merchant by profession. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Huron South in the general elections of 1904. A Conservative, he died in...
and then reelected in the general election later that year. In 1911, he was defeated for the federal seat by Jonathan Joseph Merner
Jonathan Joseph Merner
Jonathan Joseph Merner was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron South in the Canadian House of Commons from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative....
. He died of heart failure in Seaforth in 1916.
His grandson Andrew Young McLean
Andrew Young McLean
Andrew Young McLean was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Huron—Perth in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1949 to 1953....
later served in the House of Commons and was also publisher for the Expositor which remained in the McLean family until 1982.