▁r iding . ▁ ▁Mac lean ▁became ▁premier ▁when ▁Oliver ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁Liberal ▁government ▁was ▁in ▁decl ine . ▁He ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁reverse ▁his ▁party ' s ▁fort unes , ▁and ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁election ▁by ▁the ▁rival ▁Conserv atives . ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁of ▁Canada ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁as ▁a ▁Liberal ▁candidate , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁fewer ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁votes . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Farm ▁Lo an ▁Board . ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁( partial ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Encyclopedia : ▁John ▁Dun can ▁Mac Le an ▁Grand ▁L odge ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia : ▁John ▁Dun can ▁Mac Le an ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁death s ▁Category : P rem iers ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : L ead ers ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁Category : B rit ish ▁Columbia ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁ML As ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁people ▁of ▁Scottish ▁descent ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Queens ▁County , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Be ech wood ▁C emetery ▁( O tt awa ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Fa ith full ▁Fore ver ▁is ▁a ▁studio ▁album ▁by ▁Marian ne ▁Fa ith full . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁