John McLean
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| John McLean | |
|---|---|
| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: March 7, 1829 – April 4, 1861 | |
| Nominator | Andrew Jackson |
| Predecessor | Robert Trimble |
| Successor | Noah Haynes Swayne |
| 6th United States Postmaster General From: June 26, 1823 – March 4, 1829 | |
| Predecessor | Return J. Meigs, Jr. |
| Successor | William T. Barry |
| Information | |
| Party | Democratic-Republican, Jacksonian, National Republican, Anti-Masonic, Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca E. Edwards McLean Sarah Bella Ludlow Garrard McLean |
| Religion | Methodist |
John McLean was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. McLean notably dissented from Dred Scott v. Sanford.
| “In the [Dred Scott v. Sanford] argument, it was said that a colored citizen would not be an agreeable member of society. This is more a matter of taste than law ... [for] under the late treaty with Mexico we made citizens of all grades, combinations and colors.” — John McLean |
McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning public domain in Wheaton v. Peters.[1] He served on the Court for 32 years.
References
- ↑ John McLean (English) (HTML). law.jrank.
