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John McLean

Held 6 offices on file, 1813-1861. Born 1785 in Morris County; died 1861.

Offices held

Oldest first. Back-to-back terms in the same seat are one row.

YearsOfficePartyNotesSource
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

  • Republican
  • Democratic-Republican Party
  • Democratic

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