Francis McLean (politician)

Francis Edward McLean (1863 – 4 April 1926) was an Australian politician.

Born in Sydney, he received a primary education before becoming a clerk, and eventually an accountant and businessman.

[1] He held the seat until 1901, when he transferred to federal Parliament, winning the House of Representatives seat of Lang, again for the Free Trade Party.

In 1903, he unsuccessfully attempted to defeat prominent Protectionist and former Premier of New South Wales William Lyne in his seat of Hume.

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