John Duncan MacLean
20th Premier of British Columbia
In office August 20, 1927 – August 20, 1928
Monarch	George V
Lieutenant Governor	Robert Randolph Bruce
Preceded by	John Oliver
Succeeded by	Simon Fraser Tolmie
MLA forGreenwood
In office September 14, 1916 – June 20, 1924
Preceded by	John Robert Jackson
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
MLA forYale
In office June 20, 1924 – July 18, 1928
Preceded by	John McRae
Succeeded by	John Joseph Alban Gillis
Personal details
Born	(1873-12-08)December 8, 1873 Culloden, Prince Edward Island
Died	March 28, 1948(1948-03-28) (aged 74) Ottawa, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Party	Liberal
Spouse	Mary Gertrude Watson[1]
Children	6
Occupation	teacher, physician

John Duncan MacLean (December 8, 1873 – March 28, 1948) was a teacher, physician, politician and the 20thpremier of British Columbia, Canada.

MacLean was a practicing physician inGreenwood when he was elected to the provinciallegislature for theLiberal in the1916 election. He served as minister of education andprovincial secretary in the cabinets ofHarlan Carey Brewster andJohn Oliver before becoming minister of finance in 1924. In the election that year, he was elected in the riding ofYale riding. He also served as Minister of Industries between 1924 and 1928.

MacLean became premier following Oliver's death in 1927, at a time when the Liberal government was in decline. He was unable to reverse his party's decline and was defeated in the1928 election by theConservatives. Later that year, he contested aby-election for a seat in theHouse of Commons of Canada as aLiberal candidate but was defeated by fewer than one hundred votes. He spent the rest of his life as chairman of theCanadian Farm Loan Board.

• The Canadian Encyclopedia: John Duncan MacLean
• Grand Lodge of British Columbia: John Duncan MacLean

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