In 1850 his father Donald MacLean/McLean married Susan, the daughter of R. R. Strang, Registrar of the Supreme Court in Wellington. Their tragically brief marriage ended with her death shortly after the birth of (their only son) Douglas in 1852. Donald MacLean (Later Sir Donald MacLean) was deeply affected by her death, he never remarried.
Sir Robert Donald Douglas Maclean (7 November 1852 – 7 February 1929), generally known as Douglas Maclean but earlier spelled McLean like his father, was one of the largest land holders in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. He was regarded as the country's most successful breeder of shorthorn cattle and Welsh Ponies. He had inherited his station from his father, Donald McLean, who was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s. For one term, Douglas Maclean represented the Napier electorate as an independent Conservative member of parliament. After his death, his station was broken up and the land is now covered by 60 farms. The woolshed of his station still exists. It is registered as a Category I heritage structure by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Note: He was known as Douglas,[1] and initially used his father's spelling of the surname as McLean, but later changed to and preferred Maclean (with an 'a' and a lower case 'l')
When he died, his estate was valued at just under £750,000, he left endowments to various organisations and made provisions for various friends and former employees.
Sir Robert Donald Douglas Maclean (7 November 1852 – 7 February 1929), generally known as Douglas Maclean but earlier spelled McLean like his father, was one of the largest land holders in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. He was regarded as the country's most successful breeder of shorthorn cattle and Welsh Ponies. He had inherited his station from his father, Donald McLean, who was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s. For one term, Douglas Maclean represented the Napier electorate as an independent Conservative member of parliament. After his death, his station was broken up and the land is now covered by 60 farms. The woolshed of his station still exists. It is registered as a Category I heritage structure by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Note: He was known as Douglas,[1] and initially used his father's spelling of the surname as McLean, but later changed to and preferred Maclean (with an 'a' and a lower case 'l')
When he died, his estate was valued at just under £750,000, he left endowments to various organisations and made provisions for various friends and former employees.
In 1850 his father Donald MacLean/McLean married Susan, the daughter of R. R. Strang, Registrar of the Supreme Court in Wellington. Their tragically brief marriage ended with her death shortly after the birth of (their only son) Douglas in 1852. Donald MacLean (Later Sir Donald MacLean) was deeply affected by her death, he never remarried.
Sir Robert Donald Douglas Maclean (7 November 1852 – 7 February 1929), generally known as Douglas Maclean but earlier spelled McLean like his father, was one of the largest land holders in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. He was regarded as the country's most successful breeder of shorthorn cattle and Welsh Ponies. He had inherited his station from his father, Donald McLean, who was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s. For one term, Douglas Maclean represented the Napier electorate as an independent Conservative member of parliament. After his death, his station was broken up and the land is now covered by 60 farms. The woolshed of his station still exists. It is registered as a Category I heritage structure by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Note: He was known as Douglas,[1] and initially used his father's spelling of the surname as McLean, but later changed to and preferred Maclean (with an 'a' and a lower case 'l')
When he died, his estate was valued at just under £750,000, he left endowments to various organisations and made provisions for various friends and former employees.
Sir Robert Donald Douglas Maclean (7 November 1852 – 7 February 1929), generally known as Douglas Maclean but earlier spelled McLean like his father, was one of the largest land holders in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand. He was regarded as the country's most successful breeder of shorthorn cattle and Welsh Ponies. He had inherited his station from his father, Donald McLean, who was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s. For one term, Douglas Maclean represented the Napier electorate as an independent Conservative member of parliament. After his death, his station was broken up and the land is now covered by 60 farms. The woolshed of his station still exists. It is registered as a Category I heritage structure by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
Note: He was known as Douglas,[1] and initially used his father's spelling of the surname as McLean, but later changed to and preferred Maclean (with an 'a' and a lower case 'l')
When he died, his estate was valued at just under £750,000, he left endowments to various organisations and made provisions for various friends and former employees.
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In loving memory of
Robert Donald Douglas MacLean
Born at Wellington 1852 Died at Napier 7th February 1929 aged 77 years
Florence Kate MacLean
Died 1st October 1940
and
Beatrice Susan Douglas MacLean
Died 2nd March 1965
Robert Donald Douglas married Florence Butler-Storey in England
Children -
1885 - Louisa Constance Katherine
1887 - Susan Beatrice
1892 - Algernon Donald Douglas
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