John Roll McLean
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John Roll McLean (17 September 1848 – 9 June 1916) was the owner and publisher of The Washington Post and The Cincinnati Enquirer.
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Washington McLean, the owner and publisher of The Cincinnati Enquirer. In 1905, he and his father purchased a controlling interest in The Washington Post.
In 1904, he and Senator Stephen Benton Elkins built the Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad. McLean, Virginia, which grew up around the railroad, is named for him.
He was the father of Edward Beale McLean, owner of the Hope Diamond. His sister, Mildred, was the wife of General William Babcock Hazen and Admiral George Dewey.
[edit] External links
- John R. McLean at Ohio History Central
