Edwin Lockwood MacLean (August 9, 1890 – October 18,1968[1]) was an American politician and lawyer who was a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1923 until early 1927 and a member of the Minnesota Senate from 1927 until early 1931.[2]

Edwin L. MacLean
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
In office
January 2, 1923 – January 3, 1927
Member of the Minnesota Senate
In office
January 4, 1927 – January 5, 1931
Personal details
Born(1890-08-09)August 9, 1890
Duluth, Minnesota
DiedOctober 18, 1968(1968-10-18) (aged 78)
Hennepin County, Minnesota

MacLean was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1908.[2] He then graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1912,[3] and attended graduate school at Cambridge University for two years. He studied law at Yale Law School for two years and received a law degree in 1916 from the University of Washington.[2]

MacLean served in the United States Infantry in World War I for five years, becoming a captain. He was a part of the Disabled American Veterans.[2]

During his time as a Minnesota legislator, MacLean sponsored many bills, including a forced-sterilization bill which was passed into law in 1925.[4] He also co-sponsored bills with Sue Metzger Dickey Hough about gun control and car insurance.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, FamilySearch: 4 December 2014), Edwin L. Maclean, 18 Oct 1968; from "Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002," database, Ancestry; citing Hennepin, Minnesota, record 1720938, certificate number 029455, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.
  2. ^ a b c d "MacLean, Edwin L. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  3. ^ The Gopher: 1912 (25 ed.). Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1912. p. 427. Retrieved August 7, 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Lombardo, Paul A. (2023). "Republicans, Democrats, & Doctors: The Lawmakers Who Wrote Sterilization Laws". The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics. 51 (1): 123–130. doi:10.1017/jme.2023.47. ISSN 1073-1105. PMC 10209985. PMID 37226752.
  5. ^ "Edwin L. MacLean | MNopedia". www.mnopedia.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.