James Mackenzie Maclean
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James Mackenzie Maclean was a British journalist and Conservative
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1900.
Maclean was the youngest son of Alexander Maclean, of Liberton, Edinburgh and his wife Mary Baigrie, daughter of Mackenzie Baigrie. He went to India where he was a journalist. There, he owned and edited the Bombay Gazette. He was Chairman of the Bombay Town Council and was elected a Fellow of Bombay University. Maclean wrote a Guide to Bombay, in 1875 and various essays about India.
Maclean returned to Britain and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at Elgin Burghs in 1880. In 1881 he was living at Malabar Villa Chiswick
. He became a member of the Royal Society of Arts
1881, and served on its Council from 1883 to 1886. He was active in the Society’s Indian section and was awarded two silver medals for papers given to the Society. He also contributed to The Leader and was a proprietor of the Western Mail.
Maclean was elected as Member of Parliament
for Oldham
in 1885 until 1892. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff
in 1895 until 1900.
Sir Richard Temple
wrote "Maclean is undoubtedly a strong man who would have to be reckoned with...No man gives a greater impression of possessing reserve power. He is a man of Imperialistic mind, takes a very British view of everything in Foreign, Eastern, of Colonial affairs, and is much opposed to the Indian Congress and the advanced views of Young India... He has a tall, imposing figure, a handsome head and face and a fine voice." Sir George Birdwood wrote of Maclean in the Society of Arts Journal for 1901, that he was "the ablest publicist we ever had in India".
Mackenzie married Anna Maria Whitehead, daughter of Philip Whitehead in 1867.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1885 and 1900.
Maclean was the youngest son of Alexander Maclean, of Liberton, Edinburgh and his wife Mary Baigrie, daughter of Mackenzie Baigrie. He went to India where he was a journalist. There, he owned and edited the Bombay Gazette. He was Chairman of the Bombay Town Council and was elected a Fellow of Bombay University. Maclean wrote a Guide to Bombay, in 1875 and various essays about India.
Maclean returned to Britain and stood unsuccessfully for Parliament at Elgin Burghs in 1880. In 1881 he was living at Malabar Villa Chiswick
Chiswick
Chiswick is a large suburb of west London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It is located on a meander of the River Thames, west of Charing Cross and is one of 35 major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, with...
. He became a member of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
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1881, and served on its Council from 1883 to 1886. He was active in the Society’s Indian section and was awarded two silver medals for papers given to the Society. He also contributed to The Leader and was a proprietor of the Western Mail.
Maclean was elected as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Oldham
Oldham (UK Parliament constituency)
Oldham was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham, England. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
in 1885 until 1892. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Cardiff
Cardiff (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Cardiff in South Wales which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1542 until it was abolished for the 1918 general election.- MPs 1542-1645 :- MPs 1645–1832 :...
in 1895 until 1900.
Sir Richard Temple
Richard Carnac Temple
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wrote "Maclean is undoubtedly a strong man who would have to be reckoned with...No man gives a greater impression of possessing reserve power. He is a man of Imperialistic mind, takes a very British view of everything in Foreign, Eastern, of Colonial affairs, and is much opposed to the Indian Congress and the advanced views of Young India... He has a tall, imposing figure, a handsome head and face and a fine voice." Sir George Birdwood wrote of Maclean in the Society of Arts Journal for 1901, that he was "the ablest publicist we ever had in India".
Mackenzie married Anna Maria Whitehead, daughter of Philip Whitehead in 1867.
Publications
- A Guide to Bombay - 1879
- Recollections of Westminster and India -1901
- Free trade with India: India's place in an imperial federation by James Mackenzie Maclean - 1904