George Maclean

George Maclean

George Maclean (February 2, 1801 - May 22, 1847) was Governor of Cape Coast from 1830 until 1844.cite web |url= http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9049807/George-Maclean|title= George Maclean|accessdate=2007-05-07 |work=Encyclopædia Britannica Online |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc] Born in Keith, [Keith is now located in Moray.] Banffshire, Scotland, Maclean was a member of the Royal African Colonial Corps and was stationed in British West Africa from 1826 until 1828. In 1830 he became the Governor of Cape Coast, a position he retained until 1844. He married poet Letitia Elizabeth Landon and is buried at Cape Coast Castle.

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before=John Jackson
title=Governor of the Committee of Merchants of the Gold Coast | years=1830–1836
after=William Topp


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