- Charles Wesley Weldon McLean
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Charles Wesley Weldon McLean 
Born 1882
Saint John, NBDied 1962 Allegiance Canada Years of service 1899-1919 Rank Colonel Commands held 52 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery, 9th Scottish Division, Imperial Army Battles/wars South African War 1899-1901; World War I Awards Distinguished Service Order Other work politician Colonel Charles Wesley Weldon McLean D.S.O., R.F.A. (August 1882 – 5 September 1962)[1] was a soldier and politician.
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Early life
He was born in Saint John, NB in 1882. His father, Brig. General Hugh Havelock McLean Sr. a lawyer and politician, served as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, Canada from 1928 to 1933. He was educated at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario 1897-1899.
Career
He began his military career in the Boer War, South Africa 1899-1901. During World War I, Major McLean commanded the 52 Brigade Royal Horse Artillery, 9th Scottish Division, Imperial Army. Maj. Charles Wesley Weldon McLean was awarded a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1917 "for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has commanded his battery with great skill and courage. He has observed fire and commanded the battery from an observation post under heavy fire with great coolness and accuracy."[2]
He remained in England after the War. Standing as a Coalition Conservative, he was elected at the 1918 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Brigg division of Lincolnshire,[3] but did not stand again at the 1922 general election.[4]
Correspondence related to his service in artillery and as MP are in the Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents. He died in 1962.
References
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 30188. p. 7210. 17 July 1917. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ London Gazette: no. 31147. p. 1360. 28 January 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 417. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
Books
- 4237 Dr. Adrian Preston & Peter Dennis (Edited) "Swords and Covenants" Rowman And Littlefield, London. Croom Helm. 1976.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "To Serve Canada: A History of the Royal Military College of Canada" 1997 Toronto, University of Toronto Press, 1969.
- H16511 Dr. Richard Arthur Preston "Canada's RMC - A History of Royal Military College" Second Edition 1982
- H16511 Dr. Richard Preston "R.M.C. and Kingston: The effect of imperial and military influences on a Canadian community" 1968
- H1877 R. Guy C. Smith (editor) "As You Were! Ex-Cadets Remember". In 2 Volumes. Volume I: 1876-1918. Volume II: 1919-1984. Royal Military College. [Kingston]. The R.M.C. Club of Canada. 1984
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Charles McLean
Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by
Sir (William) Albert GelderMember of Parliament for Brigg
1918 – 1922Succeeded by
Sir Berkeley Sheffield, BtCategories:- 1882 births
- 1962 deaths
- Canadian Army officers
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs
- Members of the United Kingdom Parliament for English constituencies
- UK MPs 1918–1922
- British Army personnel of the Second Boer War
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Royal Artillery officers
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