William P. McLean

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::summary American politician (1836–1925) ::

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Field	Value
name	William Pinckney McLean
image	William mcLean.jpg
office	Railroad Commissioner of Texas
term_start	June 10, 1891
term_end	November 20, 1894
appointer	Jim Hogg
predecessor	Office established
successor	Leonidas Jefferson Storey
state1	Texas
district1	2nd
term_start1	March 4, 1873
term_end1	March 3, 1875
predecessor1	John C. Conner
successor1	David B. Culberson
office2	Member of the
Texas House of Representatives
term_start2	February 8, 1870
term_end2	January 14, 1873
alongside2	Russell Latimer Moore
predecessor2	J. R. Lyons
successor2	William A. Ellett
William L. Mabry
William Augustus Shaw
Hilary Manning
constituency2	9th district
alongside3	Frances Marlon Taylor
term_start3	November 4, 1861
term_end3	January 7, 1862
predecessor3	William Henry Stewart
successor3	Jacob B. Reid
constituency3	62nd district
birth_date
birth_place	Copiah County, Mississippi, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
party	Democratic
alma_mater	University of North Carolina
allegiance	Confederacy
branch	Confederate States Army
battles	American Civil War
rank	Major
unit	19th Texas Infantry Regiment
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| name = William Pinckney McLean | image = William mcLean.jpg | image_size = | office = Railroad Commissioner of Texas | term_start = June 10, 1891 | term_end = November 20, 1894 | appointer = Jim Hogg | predecessor = Office established | successor = Leonidas Jefferson Storey | state1 = Texas | district1 = 2nd | term_start1 = March 4, 1873 | term_end1 = March 3, 1875 | predecessor1 = John C. Conner | successor1 = David B. Culberson | office2 = Member of the Texas House of Representatives | term_start2 = February 8, 1870 | term_end2 = January 14, 1873 | alongside2 = Russell Latimer Moore | predecessor2 = J. R. Lyons | successor2 = William A. Ellett William L. Mabry William Augustus Shaw Hilary Manning | constituency2 = 9th district | alongside3 = Frances Marlon Taylor | term_start3 = November 4, 1861 | term_end3 = January 7, 1862 | predecessor3 = William Henry Stewart | successor3 = Jacob B. Reid | constituency3 = 62nd district | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = Copiah County, Mississippi, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | spouse = | party = Democratic | alma_mater = University of North Carolina | profession = | allegiance = Confederacy | branch = Confederate States Army | serviceyears = | battles = American Civil War | rank = Major | unit = 19th Texas Infantry Regiment

William Pinckney McLean (August 9, 1836 – March 13, 1925) was an American politician, lawyer, and judge. He represented Texas's 2nd congressional district in the 43rd United States Congress, from 1873 to 1875. He was a member of the Texas House of Representatives during the American Civil War and resigned his seat to fight for the Confederacy.

Biography

Born in Copiah County, Mississippi, McLean moved with his mother to Marshall, Texas, in 1839. He attended private schools and graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina, where he was a member and for some time the secretary pro tempore of the Philanthropic Society, in 1857 and was admitted to the bar the next year. McLean commenced the practice of his profession at Jefferson, Texas. He became a member of the Texas House of Representatives in 1861. McLean resigned to enter the Confederate States Army as a private of the 19th Texas Infantry Regiment, in the third brigade of Walker's Texas Division. He was promoted to captain and then major, and served throughout the Civil War. In 1869, he was elected again as a state representative. He represented the 9th district in the Texas House of Representatives from February 8, 1870 to January 14, 1873.

McLean was elected as a Democrat to the 43rd United States Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874 and resumed the practice of law in Mount Pleasant, Texas. In 1875, he was a member of the State constitutional convention.

McLean was elected judge of the fifth judicial district in 1884, but declined to be a candidate for reelection. He was appointed by Governor Hogg as a member of the first State railroad commission in 1891. After leaving office, McLean moved to Fort Worth, Texas, and resumed the practice of his profession. He died in Fort Worth on March 13, 1925.

References

Sources

| state=Texas | district=2 | before=John C. Conner | after=David B. Culberson | years= March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875

References

1. "Historian's Report: The Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies Burial Grounds (Minutes and Resolutions Providing for and honoring Their Deceased Members)".
2. "William Pinckney McLean". Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
3. "Railroad Commissioners Past through Present".
4. "McLean, William Pinckney". Texas State Historical Association.

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