Businessman.
Born in Ontario on 15 October 1865, he came to Winnipeg in 1894 and established the firm of Meikle, McLean and Company which sold musical instruments. About 1902, Meikle withdrew from the business and moved to Port Arthur, Ontario, leaving McLean solely in charge. The company became known as J. J. H. McLean that became well known throughout the 20th century.
In 1892, he married Ellen Morrison (1869-1956) at Lindsay, Ontario and they had four daughters: Jemima Pauline McLean (1893-1977, wife of James Andrew Dowler), Helen Maria McLean (1895-?), Mary Victoria McLean (1897-1980, wife of Francis Hubert Judd), and Jean Melkle McLean (1899-1954, wife of Wilfrid Linton Parrish, daughter-in-law of William Linton Parrish). The family lived at 266 Colony Street at the time of his death. He was a member of the Masons.
He died at the Winnipeg General Hospital on 12 January 1903 and was buried in the St. John's Cathedral Cemetery.
See also:
MHS Centennial Business: J. J. H. McLean
Birth registrations [Helen Maria McLean, Mary Victoria McLean, Jean McLean], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
1901 Canada census, Automated Genealogy.
Death registration [James Joseph Henry McLean], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Mr. J. J. H. M'Lean dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 January 1903, page 6.
“J. J. H. M'Lean dies at midnight,” Manitoba Free Press, 13 January 1903, page 5.
Marriage registration [Mary Victoria McLean, Francis Hubert Judd], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Ellen McLean], Winnipeg Tribune, 20 March 1956, page 24.
Obituary [Mary Victoria Judd], Winnipeg Free Press, 5 December 1980, page 57.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 June 2025
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