John Maclean (1851 - 1928),[1] born John McLean,[2] was a Wesleyan Methodist pastor amongst the Indians of the Canadian Northwest, holding pastorates in various towns of western Canada, including Port Arthur, Ontario July 1892-June 1896.[3] He was born 30 October 1851 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, then moved to Canada. He died 7 March 1928 at Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He learned the languages and customs of the Indians. He published: Lone Land lights, (1890); James Evans, Inventor of the Syllabic System of the Cree Language, (1890); The Indians of Canada, (1892); Canadian Savage Folk, (1896); Language and Religion, (1899); Life among the Ojibwa and Cree Indians, (1903); Life of William Black, (1907); Winning the Front Place, (1908).
He edited the Wesleyan (1902 - 06) and attained several important offices in his denomination.