William P. McLean
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from Texas
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Born in Copiah County, Mississippi
Copiah County, Mississippi
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, McLean moved with his mother to Marshall, Texas
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, in 1839.
He attended private schools and was graduated from the law department of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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in 1857.
He was admitted to the bar
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in 1857 and commenced the practice of his profession at Jefferson, Texas
Jefferson, Texas
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He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1861.
He resigned to enter the Confederate States Army
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as a private.
He was promoted to captain and then major, and served throughout the Civil War
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He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1869.
McLean was elected as a Democrat
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to the Forty-third
43rd United States Congress
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Congress (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1874.
He resumed the practice of law in Mount Pleasant, Texas
Mount Pleasant, Texas
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He served as member of the State constitutional convention in 1875.
McLean was elected judge of the fifth judicial district in 1884.
He declined to be a candidate for reelection.
He was appointed by Governor Hogg
Jim Hogg
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as a member of the first State railroad commission in 1891.
He resigned and moved to Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
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, in 1893.
He resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in Fort Worth on March 13, 1925.
He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery.