C. J. McLin

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C. J. McLin Jr. (born 1921 in Illinois; died 1988) was an American politician of the Ohio Democratic party.

McLin's family moved to Dayton, Ohio, in 1931, where McLin attended Dunbar High School and worked in the McLin Funeral Home, founded by his father. As a youth, McLin filed a civil rights lawsuit against McCrory's, a dime store at Fourth and Main streets in Dayton, for the store's refusal to serve him because of his race.

McLin was drafted by the U.S. Army and served for three years, until 1949. While in he army, McLin protested for equal treatment of black service members.

McLin was elected an Ohio state representative in 1966. He served for 22 years as an Ohio state Representative. He died in office in 1988. His daughter, Rhine McLin was appointed to fill his seat.

McLin's father was civic leader C. J. "Mac" McLin Sr.. His daughter, Rhine McLin, was minority leader of the Ohio Senate and is currently mayor of Dayton, Ohio.

McLin's autobiography is titled Dad, I Served: The Autobiography of C. J. McLin Jr.