Hugh Havelock McLean

Hugh Havelock MacLean (3 March 1854 – 22 November 1938) was a Canadian soldier, politician, and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1928 to 1935.

Biography Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of Lauchlan and Sophia LeBrun Duplissie (Marsh) McLean, McLean was educated at the Fredericton Grammar School. He was called to the New Brunswick Bar in 1875 and created a King's Counsel in 1899. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the New Brunswick electoral district of Sunbury—Queen's in the 1908 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1911 federal election and the 1917 federal election for the electoral district of Royal. In 1917, he crossed the floor and sat as a Unionist. From 1928 to 1935, he was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

He served with the Canadian Militia and was a captain and adjutant for the 62nd Saint John Fusiliers. He eventually became a lieutenant-colonel and was the commanding officer. From 1903 to 1911, he was the commandant of the 12th Infantry Brigade.

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