George Read McLane (December 20, 1819 – August 16, 1855) was an American medical doctor, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer.
[1] He purchased a tract of land in the town of Delafield, in Waukesha County, which was known for many years as "Readland", in honor of his mother's family.
[4] He did not run for re-election in 1854, and was appointed superintendent of the yet-to-be-built state insane asylum, which had been authorized by the Legislature in 1854.
In that capacity, he visited many of the similar institutions of the eastern states and drew up a model for the treatment of patients in Wisconsin.
[1] On his mother's side, his great-grandfather was George Read, one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence and a highly influential legal and political leader in early Delaware.