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Daniel McLean (MacLean or McClean) (October 2, 1770 in New Jersey – February 8, 1823 in Alexandria, Virginia) was a successful businessman in banking trade who owned one of the earliest sugar refineries in Alexandria, Virginia. He was also a chief benefactor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia. McLean's father, Donald McLean, was born in Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland. Daniel McLean married Lucretia Hodgkinson, daughter of Bethana Hodgkinson and Catherine Zimmermam. Daniel and Lucretia McLean were the parents of several children, including Wilmer McLean whose house in Appomattox, Virginia the Civil-War Peace Treaty was signed under.〔Cauble, Frank P., "Biography of Wilmer McLean, Published by H. E. Howard, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 1987〕 ==Biography== Not long after marrying, Daniel and his wife moved to Alexandria, Virginia, where Daniel soon established a bakery. They bought some property in the south side of Old Town. In 1804, Daniel was a vestry at Gen. George Washington's Christ Church,〔(C2:255, Circuit Court, Alexandria, VA, microfilmed at the Alexandria Library. )〕 where Daniel owned the cemetery lot on the church's yard. It was not long and Daniel McLean became a well established businessman in Alexandria while owning one of the two sugar refineries in Alexandria, located on 111 - 123 North Alfred Street. When Daniel died, his son-in-law, James D. Kerr, also of Scottish descent and who also had a business partnership with the McLeans, was the trustee of his estate.〔Daniel McLean's will, Willbook-3/87, Microfilm00346A Alexandria Library, Va〕 He later bought the Old Sugar House, where he and his family resided until 1847 when the house was finally auctioned. The refineries no longer exist. On January 23, 1810, Daniel became the first vestry of the St. Paul's First Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Virginia.〔Meade, William, "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia," Vol II, J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1857]〕 Because he gave a deed of life of his property on Fairfax Street to St Paul's Episcopal Church〔Kaye, Ruth Lincoln, "The History of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Alexandria, VA, 1809-1984, Springfield, Va., Goetz Print Co., 1984.〕 and paying St. Paul's Church debt, at the time some $3,500,〔(A31, Circuit Court, Alexandria, VA---microfilmed at the Alexandria Library )〕 his family pew was preserved inside St. Paul's Episcopal Church.〔Visitors at St Paul's Episcopal Church of Alexandria, Virginia, can see a plaque attached to the frontmost row pew with the name "McLean" attached to it.〕 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「Daniel McLean (businessman)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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