Daniel McLean (sheriff), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician (1854-1908)
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About Daniel McLean (sheriff)
- Daniel Dennis McLean (May 20, 1854 – August 25, 1908) was a Canadian politician.
- He represented Dennis in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1896 to 1892 as a Liberal.
- His surname also appears as MacLean. Born in Elgin County, Canada West, the son of John McLean, McLean was raised on a farm before studying to become a teacher.
- After having health problems, he moved to Manitoba settling in the Pipestone Valley in the County of Dennis where he was a farmer.
- From 1884 to 1886, he was reeve for the Rural Municipality of Pipestone.
- McLean was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 1886 election.
- He was re-elected in 1888 and was defeated in 1892.
- From September 5, 1889 to May 26, 1892 he was the Provincial Secretary.
- McLean also served as Minister of Education.
- In 1891, he married Elizabeth Strevel.In 1892, McLean was named sheriff for the Central Judicial District in Portage la Prairie.
- In 1895, he was named governor for the Central Judicial Jail, resigning from that post in 1907 due to poor health.
- McLean died at home in Portage la Prairie the following year.
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