Publisher.
Born at Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland on 28 December 1887, he came to Canada in 1911 and settled at Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan for a short time before moving to Transcona. He established McLean Printers Limited and, in 1917, moved it to Elmwood where he began publishing the Elmwood Advertiser, later renamed the Elmwood Herald. He was President of the Manitoba Weekly Newspapers Association (1950-1951).
On 29 September 1916, he married Jeanette Anderson Miller (?-1958) and they had three sons: John Bell “Jack” McLean (1918-1994), Norman Miller “Bunt” McLean (1921-2002), and Gordon Brown McLean (1928-1998). He was a member of Gordon-King Memorial United Church for over 50 years and was a member of the Elmwood Curling Club, Old Boys Club, Royal Canadian Legion (Prince Edward), and AF and AM.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 6 October 1972 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Norman Smith McLean, Jennie Anderson Miller], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registration [John Bell McLean, Norman Milles McLean], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Jeanette M. McLean], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 August 1958, page 16.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October 1972, page 25.
Obituary [Gordon Brown McLean], Winnipeg Free Press, 13 June 1998, page 51.
Obituary [Norman McLean], Winnipeg Free Press, 7 December 2002.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 August 2024
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