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John McLean

associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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March 11, 1785, Morris county, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:
April 4, 1861, Cincinnati, Ohio (aged 76)

John McLean (born March 11, 1785, Morris county, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 4, 1861, Cincinnati, Ohio) was a cabinet member and U.S. Supreme Court justice (1829–61) whose most famous opinion was his dissent in the Dred Scott decision (1857). He was also perhaps the most indefatigable seeker of the presidency in U.S. history; although he was never nominated, he made himself “available” in all eight campaigns from 1832 through 1860. After two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1812–16), McLean was appointed as a judge in the Supreme Court of Ohio, a position he resigned in 1822 to become ...(100 of 223 words)

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