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'''John McLean''' was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. McLean notably dissented from ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]''. | '''John McLean''' was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. McLean notably dissented from ''[[Dred Scott v. Sanford]]''. | ||
{{QuoteBox2|quote=“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.”|source=John McLean|align=left|width=300px}} | {{QuoteBox2|quote=“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.”|source=John McLean|align=left|width=300px}} | ||
| − | McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning [[public domain]] in ''Wheaton v. Peters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8514/McLean-John.html|format=HTML|title=John McLean|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> | + | McLean wrote an important majority opinion concerning [[public domain]] in ''Wheaton v. Peters''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://law.jrank.org/pages/8514/McLean-John.html|format=HTML|title=John McLean|language=English|work=law.jrank}}</ref> He served on the Court for 32 years. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 03:40, March 22, 2011
| 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.