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Alney McLean (June 10, 1779 – December 30, 1841) was a United States Representative from Kentucky. McLean County, Kentucky is named in his honor. ==Early life== Alney McLean was born to Ephraim and Elizabeth "Betsey" (Davidson) McLean in Burke County, North Carolina on June 10, 1779.〔Kleber, p. 599〕 Alney McLean's father, Ephraim, a descendant of Clan Maclean of Isle of Mull, served as a Captain at the Battle of Kings Mountain,〔http://www.carolana.com/NC/Revolution/patriots_nc_capt_ephraim_mclean.html〕 and received a 600-acre land grant in what is now East Nashville, Nashville in payment for his service.〔http://www.cumberlandpioneers.com/volume3.html〕 Along with Colonel Elijah Robertson, brother of James Robertson (explorer), Ephraim McLean represented what was then Nashville, North Carolina to the North Carolina General Assembly in 1784,〔Connor, p. 586.〕 making him one of the earliest officials in what would soon become the state of Tennessee. Alney McLean's mother, Elizabeth Davidson, was the first cousin of Brigadier General William Lee Davidson, who died fighting Cornwallis at the Battle of Cowan's Ford.〔Ewing, p. 88.〕 McLean pursued preparatory studies,〔Congressional Biography〕 likely at Davidson Academy (later Peabody College) where Ephraim was a trustee.〔Board of Trustees, p. 3〕 At age twenty McLean relocated to Kentucky〔Rothert, p. 72〕 where he was appointed surveyor of Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.〔 In this capacity, he laid out Greenville, Kentucky, the county seat, and was elected a trustee of that city when it was formed in 1799.〔 On November 16, 1805, McLean married Tabitha Russell Campbell, daughter of Revolutionary War general William Campbell; the couple had ten children.〔''Biographical Encyclopedia of Kentucky''〕 One of McLean's grandsons, William C. McLean, became an Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court.〔 McLean's nephews included John McLean (Illinois politician) and "Kentucky Longrifleman" Ephraim McLean Brank, who served with him under Lieutenant Colonel William Mitchusson at the Battle of New Orleans.〔 Alney McLean's brother in law, Brigadier General Robert Ewing, was elected Justice of the Davidson County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions during the period of Andrew Jackson's service as an attorney in Nashville,〔Ely, p. 369.〕 served as a delegate to the North Carolina Convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution and became Speaker of the Kentucky State Senate.〔 Other close relatives were Linn Boyd, 24th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; Rev. Finis Ewing, one of the founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church; and Illinois' fifth Governor William Lee D. Ewing. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alney McLean」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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