Murdo Young McLean

1842 - 1916  (73 years)

• Name	Murdo Young McLean
  Born	17 Feb 1842	South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	M. Y. McLean
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Printer
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church
  Occupation	1866	Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario, Canada
  	Cornwall Freeholder Newspaper
  Residence	1866	Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-251064
  Died	19 Jan 1916	Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I251064	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John McLean,   b. 1779, of, Scotland ,   d. 5 Oct 1848, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Isabella McRae,   b. CALC 24 Nov 1799, Black Isle Parish, Knockbain, , Ross and Cromarty, Scotland ,   d. 30 Jul 1868, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Family ID	F19178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jenny Smith,   b. 1840, St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1881  (Age 41 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1866	St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F23567	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Murdo Young McLean (February 7, 1848 \endash January 19, 1916) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure in Ontario. 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. Wikipedia 2015

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 2 Page 11. [S50] Vit - ON, Brant - Marriage Register 1858-1869. Murdo Young McLean Age:24 Birth Date:abt 1842 Birth Place:South Dumfries Marriage Date:25 Dec 1866 Marriage County or District:Brant Father:John McLean Mother:Isabella McKae Spouse:Jenny Smith Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1841 Spouse Birth Place:South Dumfries Township Spouse Residence:South Dumfries Township Spouse Father:John Smith Spouse Mother:Sarah Veitch Residence:Cornwall [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 16 Jan 1867. McLean, Murdo Y. married 25 Dec 1866 to Jenny Smith At the residence of the bride's father by Rev. Mr. Hume. Groom, of the Cornwall FREEHOLDER; bride youngest daughter of John Smith, St. George.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 17 Feb 1842 - South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Printer - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Cornwall Freeholder Newspaper - 1866 - Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1866 - Cornwall, Stormont Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Dec 1866 - St. George, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Jan 1916 - Seaforth, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Maitland Cemetery, Goderich Township, Huron Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth