Donald McLean (New Zealand politician)
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Sir Donald McLean KCMG |
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Donald McLean in the 1870s
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| 4th Minister of Native Affairs and Colonial Defence | |
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In office 28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872 |
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| Prime Minister | William Fox |
| Preceded by | Theodore Haultain |
| Succeeded by | John Ballance |
| 9th Minister of Native Affairs | |
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In office 28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872 |
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| Prime Minister | William Fox |
| Preceded by | James Crowe Richmond |
| Succeeded by | himself |
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In office 11 October 1872 – 7 December 1876 |
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| Preceded by | himself |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Pollen |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Napier |
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In office 20 March 1866 – 5 January 1877 |
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| 3rd Superintendent of Hawke's Bay Province | |
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In office 26 February 1863 – 23 September 1869 |
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| Preceded by | John Chilton Lambton Carter |
| Succeeded by | John Davies Ormond |
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27 October 1820 Tiree, Scotland |
| Died | 5 January 1877 (aged 56) Napier, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Susan Douglas Strang (m. 1851, d. 1852) |
| Relations | Douglas Maclean (son) |
Sir Donald McLean KCMG (27 October 1820 – 5 January 1877) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician and government official. He was involved in negotiations between the settler government and Māori from 1844 to 1861, eventually as Native Secretary and Land Purchase commissioner. He was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s and was involved in the dispute over the "Waitara Purchase", which led up to the First Taranaki War.
He was born on the Hebridean island of Tiree, and came to New Zealand via Australia in 1840. He married Susan Douglas Strang, daughter of the registrar of the Supreme Court in Wellington, Robert Strang, on 28 August 1851. She died after giving birth to their son Douglas in December 1852 and her death deeply affected McLean; he never remarried.
McLean was involved in negotiations between the settler government and Māori from 1844 to 1861, eventually as Native Secretary and Land Purchase commissioner. He was involved in the dispute over the "Waitara Purchase", which led up to the First Taranaki War. He was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s.
He was elected Superintendent of Hawke's Bay Province on 26 February 1863 and served until the end of the term on 10 January 1867. He was re-elected on 9 May 1867 and served until his resignation on 3 September 1869. In addition, he was a member of the Hawke's Bay Provincial Council, representing the Napier Country electorate in the 2nd Council (1862–1867) and the Napier Town electorate in the 3rd Council (1867–1871).
He was a Member of Parliament for the Napier electorate in the 4th to 6th Parliament, from 1866 until his death in 1877.
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