Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . covered a period of thirtyyears. In religious, as in educational matters, hetakes great interest, and in every part of thework in which a lay member is called upon toact. he is ready to perform his part. He wasModerator of the Salem Baptist Association, ofwhich the Baptist Church of Macomb forms apart, for twenty-five years. He also takes anactive part in benevolent and fraternal orders:has been an Odd Fellow for over fifty years,also during the same time has been a memberof the Masonic fraternity. Royal Arch Mason,Knight Templar and member of the Cons
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, ed . covered a period of thirtyyears. In religious, as in educational matters, hetakes great interest, and in every part of thework in which a lay member is called upon toact. he is ready to perform his part. He wasModerator of the Salem Baptist Association, ofwhich the Baptist Church of Macomb forms apart, for twenty-five years. He also takes anactive part in benevolent and fraternal orders:has been an Odd Fellow for over fifty years,also during the same time has been a memberof the Masonic fraternity. Royal Arch Mason,Knight Templar and member of the Consistory,of which he was Grand Commander for threeyears. Some sixteen years ago he became amember of the Supreme Council, a Thirty-thirddegree member of the Order, and a member ofthe Eastern Star. Other positions held by him inconnection witn fraternal associations includethose of officer of the Council of Cryptic Ma-sonry; Grand Master Workman of the A. W., and Grand Commander of SelectedKnights, A. O. U. W. of America, of which, for. ^ 4^.-/L,,.< ^4r/C HISTORY OF Mcdonough county. 955 many years, he was also Grand Recorder;Grand President and Grand Secretary of theI. O. M. A.: and member of the Knishts ofPythias, in which he held the position of Chan-cellor Commander. Mr. McLean has taken anactive part in all public improvements anddevoted much time to educational matters: wasChairman of the Hoard of Education two years,and as already stated has been a Trustee of thetniversity of Illinois for thirty years, a positionto which he was re-elected in 1906 for a tprinof six years. If spared to the end of his will give him thirty-six years of continuousservice in this imiwrtant office, which .s^oesfar to show the appreciation of his was also one of the first Trustees of thePublic library, which is now the Carnegie Pub-lic Library of Macomb, 111. Mr, McLean is about five feet nine inches inheight, of .!i;ood proportions, well developedmuscles, light ha
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