Edwin L. MacLean
Edwin L. MacLean | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives | |
| In office January 2, 1923 – January 3, 1927 | |
| Member of the Minnesota Senate | |
| In office January 4, 1927 – January 5, 1931 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 9, 1890 |
| Died | October 18, 1968 (aged 78) |
Edwin Lockwood MacLean (August 9, 1890 – October 18,1968[1]) was an American politician and lawyer who was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1923 until early 1927 and a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1927 until early 1931.[2]
MacLean was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1908.[2] He then graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1912,[3] and attended graduate school at Cambridge University for two years. He studied law at Yale Law School for two years and received a law degree in 1916 from the University of Washington.[2]
MacLean served in the United States Infantry in World War I for five years, becoming a captain. He was a part of the Disabled American Veterans.[2]
During his time as a Minnesota legislator, MacLean sponsored many bills, including a forced-sterilization bill which was passed into law in 1925.[4] He also co-sponsored bills with Sue Metzger Dickey Hough about gun control and car insurance.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch: 4 December 2014), Edwin L. Maclean, 18 Oct 1968; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry; citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1720938, certificate number 029455, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
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