Archibald J. McLean

Archibald J. McLean (born: - died: ) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

McLean was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1909 Alberta general election as an Independent Liberal. His election to the legislature made him one of the first two independents elected in Alberta history, the other being Edward Michener.

On June 1, 1910 He accepted an appointment by Premier Arthur Lewis Sifton to cross the floor to the government and join the cabinet to become the new Provincial Secretary. He was acclaimed in a ministerial by-election on June 22, 1910 and officially took over the position. [cite web|url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/law/gazettes/gek/gekb0306.jpg| title = Alberta Gazette: Notice of Ministerial Appointments | date = June 1, 1910 | publisher = Government of Alberta | accessdate = 2007-08-02]

McLean was re-elected to a second term, this time in the new Taber provincial electoral district in the 1913 Alberta general election. He defeated two other candidates in a landslide victory.

McLean would be re-elected to his third and final term in the 1917 Alberta general election. The election was hotly contested but with Conservative candidate Thomas King providing a strong showing, but McLean still won with an 800 vote plurality.

In the 1921 Alberta general election he would run again attempting to win a fourth term in office and a fifth straight election, but was defeated by candidate Lawrence Peterson from the United Farmers of Alberta in a tight race.

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* [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Listing]