About Mary Jane McLean
Lived 1866 – 1949 (aged 82). Mary Jane McLean was a New Zealand head teacher.
Mary Jane McLean (4 April 1866 – 9 February 1949) was a New Zealand school principal. She was born in Timaru, New Zealand, on 4 April 1866. She was principal of Wellington Girls' College from 1900 to 1926, when she retired. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1928 King's Birthday Honours.
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Who was Mary Jane McLean?
School principal
When was Mary Jane McLean born?
Mary Jane McLean was born on 4 April 1866.
When did Mary Jane McLean die?
Mary Jane McLean died on 9 February 1949.
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Mary Jane McLean was a head teacher.
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Mary Jane McLean was New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mary Jane McLean. https://biography.guide/mary-jane-mclean/
MLA: "Mary Jane McLean." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mary-jane-mclean/.
Chicago: "Mary Jane McLean." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mary-jane-mclean/.
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