John Maclean Sr. (1771-1814)
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This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02469
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Maclean
- Alternate Name
- Mclean
- McClane
- Birth Date
- 1771
- Death Date
- 1814
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Teaching
- Biographical Description
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John Maclean Sr (1771-1814) was the first chemistry professor at Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey) and the father of John Maclean Jr, who would go on to serve as Princeton's president in the 1850s.
Professor Maclean held several Black people in slavery in his household in Princeton, including Lydia, Sal, and Charles. - Keywords
- white person
- enslaver
- Princeton University history
- Places
- Princeton
- Organization
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Princeton University
- Relationship to Princeton
- Instructor
- Enslaver of
- Lydia
- Parent of
- John Maclean Jr. (1800-1886)
- References
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Jessica R. Mack, "The Slaves of John Maclean Sr," Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/slaves-of-john-maclean-sr.
- Record Contributor
- Larissa Jimenez Gratereaux
- Princeton & Slavery Project
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1799-01-19 Sale: Lydia (Role: Enslaver, Buyer)