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Nov 30, 2023 · JOHN Maclean died 100 years ago today. He was, along with the likes of James Connolly and Jimmy Reid, one of the most important socialist sons of Scotland.
- Professor Gregor Gall
The cairn was inscribed: "In memory of John Maclean, born in Pollokshaws on 24th August 1879, died 30th November 1923. Famous pioneer of working-class education. He forged the Scottish link in the golden chain of world socialism".
He died in 1923 at the age of 44, and 20,000 people lined the streets at his funeral. Today his political legacy is claimed by the Scottish Socialist Party, though he also paved the way for many Scottish Nationalists who followed.
Jan 18, 2024 · Maclean died in 1923, aged 44. Thousands lined the streets to see his coffin. In Pollokshaws, where Maclean was from, he is remembered by a memorial cairn and a stained-glass window in the...
Nov 26, 2023 · The death of John Maclean on November 30, 1923, must have made the British ruling class think they had finally been rid of a thorn in their side, a menace to capitalism and a campaigner for a Scottish republic.
- Hamish Macpherson
Nov 18, 2018 · His health destroyed, he died on November 30, 1923 – on St Andrew’s Day. While estimates vary, up to 250,000 Glaswegians turned out to welcome Maclean home after his release from prison in 1918. Now, 100 years later, the John Maclean March will be re-enacted in the streets of Glasgow.
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Mar 27, 2023 · Maclean was born in Pollokshaws, then part of Renfrewshire, on 14th August 1879. He died on 30th November 1923, in Pollokshaws, which had been incorporated into Glasgow in 1912.
