Malcolm Roderick Maclean (September 14, 1919 – January 24, 2001) was a politician fromGeorgia, United States and was a formerMayor of Savannah. He was aDemocrat and belonged to the localCitizen's Committee faction of the party.
He was born inEast Hampton, New York. He moved toSavannah, Georgia, with his family when he was young and graduated fromYale University in 1941 andHarvard Law School in 1948.[1] He was married to Frances Ravenel Grimball, served in theU.S. Navy from 1941 to 1952 and was promoted to the rank oflieutenant commander and was an attorney. He was a named partner in the Savannah Law Firm of Hunter, Maclean, Exley, & Dunn, now known asHunterMaclean.
Maclean succeeded Dr. Ellison Cook as a Council member in 1957 and becameMayor Pro Tem in 1958.
After the resignation ofincumbent MayorLee Mingledorff Jr. who decided to run for a seat on the Chatham County Commission in 1960, Maclean was selected by his peers to take over the Chief Executive's job. He then served the remainder of Mingledorff's term, which expired in 1962.[2]
Maclean won re-election in 1962.[3] He continued Mingledorff's local programs of public road improvements.
During theSavannah Protest Movement, he worked withcivil rights activists such asWestley Wallace Law andEugene Gadsden and public facilities were integrated under his tenure.[4]
In 1966, Maclean suffered awhite backlash. Savannah voters, who had given Republican presidential candidateBarry Goldwater a majority in 1964, defeated Maclean and his slate. Republican businessmanJulius Curtis Lewis Jr. succeeded Maclean as mayor.[5]
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