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John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts.
John Maclean (24 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) was a Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist of the Red Clydeside era. He was notable for his outspoken opposition to World War I , which caused his arrest under the Defence of the Realm Act and loss of his teaching post, after which he became a full-time Marxist lecturer and organiser.
John McLean (born March 11, 1785, Morris county, N.J., U.S.—died April 4, 1861, Cincinnati, Ohio) was a cabinet member and U.S. Supreme Court justice (1829–61) whose most famous opinion was his dissent in the Dred Scott decision (1857).
May 18, 2018 · The American politician and judge John McLean (1785-1861) was perhaps the most politically conscious justice in the history of the U.S. Supreme Court. John McLean was born in Morris County, N.J., on March 11, 1785, to Fergus McLean, a Scotch-Irish Presbyterian weaver turned farmer, and Sophia Blackford McLean.
John McLean stands out as a singular figure in American legal history. He was appointed to the United States Supreme Court by President Andrew Jackson in 1829 and served until his death in 1861, as the Union, which he loved so dearly, collapsed into the Civil War.
Read about how U.S. Supreme Court Justice John McLean got to the Court, including his education, career, and confirmation process.
Characterized as an opportunist, John McLean’s political activism shaped his role as a justice on the Supreme Court. Born in Morris County, New Jersey, on March 11, 1785, his family settled on a farm in Ohio in 1797 after continuously moving westward.
Why I Am Running. "I believe in true public service, where legislators put the communities’ interests above their own. That’s why I have decided to run for the State Senate in Legislative District 17."
John McLean (OH) served as an Associate Justice to the United States Supreme Court. His term lasted from 1829-1861.
John McLean was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice on the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. His son, Nathaniel Collins McLean, served as a Union General during the Civil War.
