Peter Douglas McLean was an educator, physician and political figure in Ontario

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, Canada. He represented York Centre

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1907 to 1908 as a Liberal

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.

He was born in Oro Township, Canada West and was educated in Barrie

Barrie, Ontario

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 and at the University of Toronto

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. McLean taught school in Craighurst, Simcoe

Simcoe, Ontario

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 and Edgar. He practised medicine at Woodbridge

Woodbridge, Ontario

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from 1881. He also served on the municipal council for Woodbridge. McLean was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1908. He died in Woodbridge at the age of 79.