Elected officials · Republican
John McLean
Held 6 offices on file, 1813-1861.
About John McLean
Written from the offices on file here and the facts Wikidata holds (the Wikidata item).
John McLean (1785-1861) was born in Morris County, New Jersey, and is on record as a United States representative for district 1 (1813-1817), a Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1816-1822), United States Postmaster General (1823-1829) and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1829-1861).
John McLean's occupations on record: judge, lawyer and jurist. John McLean died in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1861, aged 76, and is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Ohio.
- Followed William W. Irvin as associate justice
- Was followed by Charles Robert Sherman as associate justice
- Followed Return J. Meigs Jr. as United States Postmaster General
- Was followed by Noah Haynes Swayne as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Offices held
Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.
| Years | Office | Party | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1813 to 1817 | United States representative, district 1 | Republican | 2 terms. | bioguide.congress.gov |
| 1816 to 1822 | Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court | wikidata.org | ||
| 1816 to 1822 | Associate justice | Followed William W. Irvin. Followed by Charles Robert Sherman. | wikidata.org | |
| 1822 to 1823 | Commissioner of the General Land Office | Followed Josiah Meigs. Followed by George Graham. | wikidata.org | |
| 1823 to 1829 | United States Postmaster General | Followed Return J. Meigs Jr.. Followed by William T. Barry. | wikidata.org | |
| 1829 to 1861 | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States | Followed Robert Trimble. Followed by Noah Haynes Swayne. | wikidata.org |
Parties on record
- Democratic
- Democratic-Republican Party
- Republican
Records about this person
- wikidata · wikidata.org
- wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- bioguide · bioguide.congress.gov
- govtrack · govtrack.us
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