William McLean (Ohio politician)

William McLean
Member of the Joseph Halsey Crane
Personal details
Born	(1794-08-10)August 10, 1794 Cincinnati, Ohio
Resting place	Spring Grove Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican Adams

William McLean (August 10, 1794 – October 12, 1839) was a

from 1823 to 1829.

Biography

William McLean was born in

.

He removed from Lebanon to Piqua, Ohio about 1820 and was the first regular professional lawyer who settled in the village. He was receiver of public moneys and through his efforts a subsidy of 500,000 acres (2000 km²) of land was procured for building the Ohio Canal from Cincinnati to Lake Erie.

Congress

In 1822, William McLean was elected from

.

Later career and death

William McLean returned to Cincinnati where he engaged in

disease by a change of climate. His condition did not improve, and after returning to Cincinnati, he spent some time in revisiting several points in his old Congressional district.

William McLean died at his home in Cincinnati and was interred in the Catharine Street Burying Ground. In 1863, he was reinterred in Spring Grove Cemetery.

External links

• United States Congress. "William McLean (id: M000552)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• William McLean at
  Find A Grave

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The History of Miami County, Ohio, Chicago: W.H. Beers & Co., 1880, 854 pgs.
• Reis, Jim. "Dred Scott jurist had strong ties to N. Kentucky; Pieces of the Past" Cincinnati Post, September 22, 1997.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Levi Barber	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd congressional district 1823–1829	Succeeded by Joseph Halsey Crane