| Mac McLin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Clarence Josef McLin August 20, 1899 Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | December 20, 1966 (aged 67) Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Other names | C.J. McLin |
| Children | C. J. McLin Jr. |
| Relatives | Rhine 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
McLin was born in Tennessee and also lived in Chicago.
Career
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. McLin also founded the Democratic Voters League and ran unsuccessfully for the Dayton City Commission.
Personal life
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
- Rickey, Lisa (2019-02-26). "McLin Family Photos". Out of the Box. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- 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.
- 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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