John Maclean Jr. (1800-1886)
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02477
- Given Name
- John
- Family Name
- Maclean
- Birth Date
- 1800
- Death Date
- 1886
- Sex
- Male
- Occupation
- Teaching
- Biographical Description
- John Maclean Jr (1800-1886) was the tenth president of Princeton University (then called the College of New Jersey). He was the son of the college's chemistry professor John Maclean Sr (1771-1814) and grew up with enslaved people in his father's household in Princeton. According to a review of historical records by Craig Hollander, President Maclean was not a slaveholder in adulthood. See Hollander's article on the Princeton & Slavery Project website for more information about Maclean's views on slavery and his work to promote Princeton as a school for slaveholding Southern elites.
- Keywords
- white person
- Princeton University history
- Places
- Princeton
- Organization
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Princeton University
- Relationship to Princeton
- Alumnus
- Instructor
- President
- Child of
- John Maclean Sr. (1771-1814)
- References
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Craig Hollander, "John Maclean Jr. and Princeton's Commitment to Sectional Harmony," Princeton & Slavery Project. https://slavery.princeton.edu/stories/john-maclean-jr.
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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maclean_Jr. - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker