Archibald McLean was a Scottish

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-born political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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. He represented York in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1793 to 1809.

He was born on the Isle of Mull

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, the son of Hector McLean. In 1777, he became an ensign in the New York Volunteers, serving during the American Revolution

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 and reaching the rank of captain before being placed on half pay in 1783. McLean settled on the Nashwaak River

Nashwaak River

The Nashwaak River located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada; is a tributary of the Saint John River. It is 113 kilometres long. The river rises from Nashwaak Lake and flows south and east through uninhabited land and rapids to the village of Stanley...

 in New Brunswick. He served as a justice of the peace

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. McLean was married twice: first to Prudence French and then to Susan Drummond. In 1810, he was named staff adjutant to Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Gubbins, inspecting field officer for the New Brunswick militia. McLean took over this post in 1816 after Buggins left New Brunswicl. He died in Nashwaak

Durham Bridge, New Brunswick

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