John Duncan MacLean

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

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 for Greenwood
In office September 14, 1916 – June 20, 1924
Preceded by	John Robert Jackson
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
MLA for Yale
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
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Mary Gertrude Watson
Children	6
Occupation	teacher, physician

MacLean was a practicing doctor in the city of Greenwood when he was elected in the 1916 election to the provincial legislature as a Liberal. He served as minister of education and provincial secretary in the cabinets of Harlan Carey Brewster and John Oliver before becoming minister of finance in 1924. In the election that year, he ran and won in the Yale riding.

MacLean became premier when Oliver died in 1927 at a time when the Liberal government was in decline. He was unable to reverse his party's fortunes, and was defeated in the 1928 election by the rival Conservatives. Later that year he attempted to enter the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election as a Liberal candidate, but was defeated by fewer than one hundred votes. He spent the rest of his life as chairman of the Canadian Farm Loan Board.

Election results (partial)

1920 British Columbia general election: Greenwood
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Duncan MacLean	392	49.06
	Conservative	George Bell	292	36.55
	Independent Farmer	George Henry Pitman	115	14.39
Total valid votes			799	100.00

1924 British Columbia general election: Yale riding
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	John Duncan MacLean	1,148	46.09
	Conservative	John McRae	765	30.71
	Provincial	James Sugrue Fagan	578	23.20
Total valid votes			2,491	100.00

References

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