Mac McLin

Mac McLin
Born
Clarence Josef McLin

August 20, 1899
Tennessee, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 1966 (aged 67)
Other namesC.J. McLin
ChildrenC. J. McLin Jr.
RelativesRhine McLin (grand-daughter)
Candace Smith (grand-daughter)

Clarence Josef McLin Sr. (August 20, 1899 – December 20, 1966) was an American civic leader and businessman in Dayton, Ohio.

Early life

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McLin was born in Tennessee and also lived in Chicago.[1]

Career

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McLin founded the McLin Funeral Home in 1932. He served as the eighth president of the Dayton Branch of the NAACP from 1937 to 1938.[2] McLin also founded the Democratic Voters League and ran unsuccessfully for the Dayton City Commission.[3]

Personal life

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He and his wife Rubie were married on April 28, 1920. They moved to Dayton, Ohio around 1931. McLin's son, C. J. McLin, served as a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

His granddaughter, Rhine McLin, served as a minority leader of the Ohio Senate and was the mayor of Dayton from 2002 to 2010.

References

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  1. ^ Rickey, Lisa (2019-02-26). "McLin Family Photos". Out of the Box. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ Perry, Ravi K. (2014-01-01). Black Mayors, White Majorities: The Balancing Act of Racial Politics. U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-0-8032-4946-2.
  3. ^ Robinson, Amelia (February 22, 2013). "A Timeline: Black History in the Miami Valley 1798 to 2001". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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