John McLean (New Zealand politician)

The Honourable John McLean
Member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
In office 10 April 1867 – 21 August 1872
Personal details
Born	1818 Coll, Argyll, Scotland
Died	15 July 1902(1902-07-15) (aged 83–84) Oamaru, New Zealand
Relations	Allan McLean (brother) George Buckley (brother-in-law)
Occupation	Runholder

John McLean (1818 – 15 July 1902) was a runholder, first in Australia and then in New Zealand. From a poor background in Scotland, he and his brother Allan had the largest number of sheep in New Zealand. John McLean was also a politician, and he served on the Otago Provincial Council and the New Zealand Legislative Council.