Alney McLean
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Alney McLean (June 10, 1779 - December 30, 1841) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. McLean County, Kentucky is named in his honor. He was born in Burke County, North Carolina where he pursued preparatory studies. Later, he moved to Kentucky and was appointed surveyor of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky in 1799 and elected one of the trustees of Greenville, Kentucky on its formation. He studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Greenville, Kentucky about 1805.
McLean was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1812 and 1813. He served as a captain in the War of 1812. He was elected as a Republican to the Fourteenth Congress (March 4, 1815-March 3, 1817) and was also elected to the Sixteenth Congress (March 4, 1819-March 3, 1821). After leaving Congress, he served as judge of the fourteenth district of Kentucky from 1821 until his death. He was a presidential elector on the Henry Clay ticket in 1824 and on the ticket of Clay and Sergeant in 1832. He died near Greenville, Kentucky in 1841 and was buried in Old Caney Station Cemetery, near Greenville, Kentucky.
