John McLean (Illinois politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John McLean (Illinois politician)

Illinois politician

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1791

Place of Birth: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 14-Oct-1830

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John McLean (February 4, 1791 – October 14, 1830) was a United States Representative and a Senator from Illinois.
He was the brother of Finis McLean and uncle of James David Walker. Born near Guilford Court House (now Greensboro), Guilford County, North Carolina, February 4, 1791, McLean moved with his parents to Logan County, Kentucky in 1795.
He moved to Illinois Territory in 1815.
After studying law, he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois.
When Illinois was admitted as a State into the Union, McLean was elected to the Fifteenth Congress and served from December 3, 1818, to March 3, 1819.
He failed to be re-elected in 1818 to the Sixteenth Congress.
He was also an unsuccessful candidate for congress in the 1820 and 1822 elections.
He was elected to the Illinois State House of Representatives in 1820, 1826, and 1828, and served as speaker. In 1824, McLean was elected to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Ninian Edwards and served from November 23, 1824 to March 3, 1825.
He was unsuccessful in a bid for re-election, not managing to get more than 12 votes of the 27 needed in the legislature through 10 ballots, but resumed the practice of law. He was again elected to the United States Senate and served from March 4, 1829, until his death, aged 39, in Shawneetown, Illinois in 1830.
He was interred in Westwood Cemetery, near Shawneetown.