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Neil John MacLean
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Physician and surgeon.
Born at Lindsay, Ontario on 17 March 1870, son of Archie and Katherine MacLean, uncle of Archibald Peter Cameron and Marie Cameron, he came to Winnipeg in 1882 and was educated at the Manitoba Medical College.
In 1898, he became house surgeon at the Winnipeg General Hospital and acted as surgeon to the St. Boniface Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Tuxedo Military Hospital, and Ninette Sanatorium. He was a Professor of Clinical Surgeon at the University of Manitoba. During the First World War, he served three years with the Cavalry Volunteer Corps. He was President of the Western Surgical Association and Winnipeg Medico-Chirurgical Society. He was a member of the British Medical Association, Canadian Medical Association, and Manitoba Medical Association.
On 8 February 1911, he married Frances May “Frankie” Taylor (c1885-1959, daughter of Rev. Charles Taylor) at Broadway Methodist Church and they had seven children, including three sons who became physicians: Alberta May “Maisie” Maclean (1912-?, wife of Lyall Edward Harvey and ? Breitenbucher), Flora Margrett Maclean (1914-?, wife of Howard Joseph Ankli and ? Ross), Ian Neil Selkirk Maclean (1915-1978), Allister Douglas Maclean (1918-?), Neil Bruce Maclean (1919-?), Donald Spurgeon Maclean, and Catherine Maurine Maclean (?-?, wife of John Daniel Sprague and ? Wester). The family were among the first to have a cottage at Victoria Beach. He was a member of the Scientific Club of Winnipeg (1906-1946), AF & AM, Canadian Club, Motor Country Club, and Knox United Church.
He died at his Winnipeg home, 67 Middle Gate, on 13 November 1946 and was buried in the Brookside Cemetery.
See also:
Manitoba Business: Winnipeg Clinic
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Jenkins House (67 Middle Gate, Winnipeg)
“Maclean - Taylor,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 February 1911, page 5.
Who’s Who in Western Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living Men and Women of Western Canada, Volume 1, edited by C. W. Parker, Vancouver: Canadian Press Association, 1911.
Birth registrations [Alberta May Maclean, Flora Margrett Maclean, Ian Neil Selkirk Maclean, Allister Douglas Maclean, Neil Bruce Maclean, Donald Spurgeon Maclean], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Who's Who and Why, Volumes 6 and 7, 1915-1916, page 458.
Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba, Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
Marriage registration [Alberta May Maclean, Lyall Edward Harvey], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Flora Margrett Maclean, Howard Joseph Ankli], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Catherine Maurine Maclean, John Daniel Sprague], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Beautiful ceremony unites Catherine Maurine Maclean and John Daniel Sprague,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 October 1936, page 15.
“Dr. N. Maclean, local surgeon, dies at home,” Winnipeg Free Press, 14 November 1946. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B9]
“Dr. Maclean surgeon dies at 76,” Winnipeg Tribune, 14 November 1946, page 1.
“MacLean estate set at $77,000,” Winnipeg Free Press, 11 February 1947, page 1.
“Mrs. N. Maclean church worker,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 June 1959, page 26.
Obituary [Ian Selkirk Maclean], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 February 1978, page 107.
We thank Greg Thomas and Sheila Grover for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 May 2024
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