Francis McLean

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Francis Edward McLean (1863 – 4 April 1926) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming a clerk, and eventually an accountant and businessman. In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Marrickville, a member of the Free Trade Party. He held the seat until 1901, when he transferred to federal Parliament, winning the House of Representatives seat of Lang, again for the Free Trade Party. In 1903, he unsuccessfully attempted to defeat prominent Protectionist and former Premier of New South Wales William Lyne in his seat of Hume. He retired from politics and died in 1926.^[1]

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Parliament of Australia
Preceded by New seat	Member for Lang 1901 – 1903	Succeeded by Elliot Johnson

Persondata
NAME	McLean, Francis Edward
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1863
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sydney, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH	4 April 1926
PLACE OF DEATH