Mac McLin

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> McLin also founded the Democratic Voters League and ran unsuccessfully for the Dayton City Commission.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.

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