Andrew Young McLean, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andrew Young McLean

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1909

Date of Death: 14-Aug-1988

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Andrew Young McLean

  • Andrew Young McLean (June 24, 1909 – August 14, 1988) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and political figure in Ontario.
  • He represented Huron—Perth in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1949 to 1953. He was born in Seaforth, Ontario, the son of Keith M.
  • McLean and the grandson of Murdo Young McLean, and attended the School of Architecture at the University of Toronto.
  • In 1934, he was named a justice of the peace for Huron County.
  • McLean served as a squadron leader in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
  • He became editor and publisher of the Huron Expositor after his father's death in 1948.
  • He was a member of the Canadian delegation to the United Nations in 1952.
  • McLean was an unsuccessful candidate for the Huron seat in the House of Commons in 1953 and 1957.
  • He served as president of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association from 1967 to 1968 and of the Canadian Community Newspapers Association from 1973 to 1974.
  • In 1986, he was editor of the Huron County Atlas published by Huron County. His daughter Susan was editor for the Expositor when it was sold in 1982.

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