George Maclean

George Maclean (24 February 1801 – 22 May 1847) was Governor of Gold Coast, now in Ghana, from 1830 until 1844.

Life Born in Keith, Banffshire, Scotland, he was the son of the minister, Rev, James Maclean, and his wife Elizabeth Tod, daughter of George Tod of Elgin. In the period 1815–7 he was an ensign in the 27th Foot, and then in the 91st Foot. In poor health, he retired from the Army in 1821. Madden's enquiries, and subsequent parliamentary select committee, also concluded that Maclean lacked formal powers to act effectively against the trade, and the Colonial Office stepped in. Maclean came out of the investigation with credit.

Maclean was buried at Cape Coast Castle.

Family Maclean married poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon. They had no children. His half-brother, James (died 1877), a captain in the Gold Coast Corps, served under him.