George Maclean
George Maclean (February 2, 1801 – May 22, 1847) was Governor of Cape Coast, now in Ghana, from 1830 until 1844.[1] Born in Keith,[2] Banffshire, Scotland, Maclean was a member of the Royal African Colonial Corps and was stationed in British West Africa from 1826 until 1828. In 1830 he became the Governor of Cape Coast, a position he retained until 1844.[1] He married poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon and is buried at Cape Coast Castle.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "George Maclean". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ↑ Keith is now located in Moray.
Further reading
Graham, Gerald S.; Metcalfe, G. E. (1962). MacLean of the Gold Coast: The Life and Times of George MacLean, 1801-1847. London: Oxford University Press. pp. 346 pages.
Watt, Julie, Poisoned Lives, The Regency Poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon (L.E.L.) and British Gold Coast Administrator George Maclean: Sussex Academic Press, Eastbourne, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84519-420-8
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| Preceded by John Jackson |
Governor of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast 1830–1836 |
Succeeded by William Topp |
| Preceded by William Topp |
Governor of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast 1838–1843 |
Succeeded by R. M. Worsley Hill as Governor of the Gold Coast |
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