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THB1825 2x Signed JOHN MCLEAN U.S. Supreme Court Justice, U.S. Postmaster General
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1825 Document Twice Signed by "John McLean"
JOHN MCLEAN (1785-1861). Ohio and U.S. Supreme Court Justice and United States Postmaster General.
November 28, 1825-Dated, Document Twice Signed, "John McLean," 1 page, 7.5" x 9.75". General Post Office Circular dated Washington City, Very Fine. Signed twice by John McLean, at the text conclusion, and he has Free Franked on the Integral Address Leaf. Upon the acceptance of an Appointment Albert M. Hastings to be Postmaster at Somerset, New York, here Mclean sends instructions for duties and forwards a copy of Post Office Law (not present). A nice piece of Postal history, and twice Signed by the Postmaster General and future Supreme Court Justice.
John McLean (March 11, 1785 - April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a Justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for the Whig and Republican nominations for President.
Born in New Jersey, McLean lived in several frontier towns before settling in Ridgeville, Ohio. He founded The Western Star, a weekly newspaper, and established a law practice. He won election to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1813 until his election to the Ohio Supreme Court in 1816.
He resigned from that position to accept appointment to the administration of President James Monroe, becoming the United States Postmaster General in 1823. Under Monroe and President John Quincy Adams, McLean presided over a major expansion of the United States Postal Service. In 1829, President Andrew Jackson appointed McLean as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
He resigned his judgeship in 1822 to take President James Monroe's appointment to be Commissioner of the General Land Office, serving until 1823, when Monroe appointed him United States Postmaster General. McLean served in that post from December 9, 1823, to March 7, 1829, under Monroe and John Quincy Adams, presiding over a massive expansion of the Post Office into the new western states and territories and the elevation of the Postmaster Generalship to a cabinet office.
On the court, McLean became known as an opponent of slavery, and he was frequently mentioned as a Presidential Candidate for various parties. McLean received the support of delegates at the 1848 Whig National Convention, the 1856 Republican National Convention, and the 1860 Republican National Convention. He was one of two justices to dissent in the landmark case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. McLean served on the court until his death in 1861.
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