Donald McLean (fur trader)
Donald McLean (1805 – July 17, 1864), also known as Samadlin, a First Nations adaptation of Sieur McLean, was a Scottish fur trader and explorer for the Hudson's Bay Company and who later became a cattle rancher near Cache Creek in British Columbia's Thompson Country . McLean was the last casualty of the Chilcotin War of 1864 and the father of outlaw and renegade Allan McLean, leader of the "Wild McLean Boys" gang.
Donald McLean | |
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Donal McLean ca. 1860 | |
| Born | 1805 Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland |
| Died | July 17, 1864 (aged 58–59) Chilcotin, British Columbia |
| Occupation(s) | Fur trader, explorer, cattle rancher |
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