Hugh Havelock McLean explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Hugh Havelock MacLean
Constituency Mp:Sunbury—Queen's
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Robert Duncan Wilmot
Successor:District abolished (1914)
Term Start:1908
Term End:1917
Constituency Mp2:Royal
Parliament2:Canadian
Predecessor2:District established (1914)
Successor2:George Burpee Jones
Term Start2:1917
Term End2:1921
Order3:17th
Office3:Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
Predecessor3:William Frederick Todd
Successor3:Murray MacLaren
Term Start3:December 28, 1928
Term End3:January 31, 1935
Monarch3:George V
Governor General3:The Earl of Willingdon
The Earl of Bessborough
Premier3:John B. M. Baxter
Charles D. Richards
Leonard P. D. Tilley
Birth Date:3 March 1854
Birth Place:Fredericton, New Brunswick
Death Place:Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal
Branch:General Officer Commanding New Brunswick Troops
Rank:Major General

Hugh Havelock MacLean (March 3, 1854  - November 22, 1938) was a Canadian soldier, politician, and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1928 to 1935.

Biography

Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of Lauchlan and Sophia LeBrun Duplissie (Marsh) McLean, McLean was educated at the Fredericton Grammar School. He was called to the New Brunswick Bar in 1875 and created a King's Counsel in 1899. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the New Brunswick electoral district of Sunbury—Queen's in the 1908 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1911 federal election and the 1917 federal election for the electoral district of Royal. In 1917, he crossed the floor and sat as a Unionist. From 1928 to 1935, he was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.[1]

He served with the Canadian Militia and was a captain and adjutant for the 62nd Saint John Fusiliers. He eventually became a lieutenant-colonel and was the commanding officer. From 1903 to 1911, he was the commandant of the 12th Infantry Brigade. From 1911 to 1915, he commanded the 28th New Brunswick Dragoons. He was promoted to colonel and was commander of Canadian Coronation Troops for the coronation of King George V. During World War I, he was appointed officer commanding New Brunswick Troops in April 1915 and in June 1916 he was promoted to brigadier general. He was promoted to major general upon his retirement from the active militia in 1917.

He died in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1938.[2]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile . 2022-10-23 . lop.parl.ca.
  2. News: General H. McLean Dies in 86th Year . . Saint John, New Brunswick . CP . 12 . 1938-11-23 . 2020-07-18 . Newspapers.com.