Charles Fraser MacLean

Charles Fraser MacLean (November 21, 1841 – March 20, 1924) was an American jurist.

Born in New Hartford, New York, he began attending Yale University as a junior in 1862. He graduated in 1864 and was a member of Skull and Bones. His dissertation was A Critique of John Stuart Mill's Examination of Hamilton's Philosophy. In 1869 he earned his JUD at the University of Berlin.

During the Franco-Prussian War, MacLean was a war correspondent for the New York World. He accompanied U.S. military observer General Philip Sheridan and acted as his interpreter. He was one of the first non-combatants to enter Paris following the surrender of the French He also interviewed Otto von Bismarck, and would practice law in New York City most of the rest of his life.