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* c. 1680, + 1756,Gaelic poet and Church of Scotland minister
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | John Maclean |
* c. 1680, + 1756,Gaelic poet and Church of Scotland minister |
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JOHN MACLEAN, born about 1680, son of Ewen MacLean of Treshnish; and brother of Hector MacLean, minister of Coll; licenced by the United Presbytery of Mull and Lorn; ordained 13th September 1702; died 12th March 1756. He was an admirable type of minister and some reputation as a poet.He married, 16th July 1705, Isabella, daughter of Charles Neil Ban MacLean, and had issue — Alexander, his successor here; Anna, born 1707 (marr. (1) John MacLean of the Greshipol family : (2) Hugh Maclean, Kilmorie); Mary, born 1709 (marr. Alexander Maclean of the Calgary family); Margaret; Catherine (marr. John Maclean, Heisker).- [Clan Gillean, 333, 479]. Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticane, Vol. IV, p. 114
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Periodicals etc.: contributed poetical address in 2nd ed. Of Edward Lhuyd's Archaeologia Britannica (1707)
Overall: Not much is recorded about him at all. One detail, as to his standing: "As a minister Maclean was testified by the presbytery of Mull to be a man of great zeal for the interest of religion and the dignity of the ministerial character" (ODNB).
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