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| George Maclean | |
| Second son of Rev James Maclean. |
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| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
| 24 February 1801 | | Born (Keith). |
| 18 January 1815 | May 1817 | Ensign in 27th Regiment of Foot, the Inniskillens, in which his uncle, Sir John Maclean, was Colonel. |
| May 1818 | | Ensign in 91st Regiment of Foot, the Argylshires at Valenciennes. |
| 7 January 1819 | | With regiment in Richmond barracks, Dublin. |
| July 1821 | | Put on half pay, and exchanged with officer of 88th Foot, the Connaught Rangers. |
| 17 August 1826 | | Lieutenant in Royal African Colonial Corps. |
| December 1826 | | Arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone. |
| August 1827 | July 1828 | Secretary to acting governor of Sierra Leone, Lt-Col. Hugh Lumley. |
| 30 September 1828 | | Sailed for leave of absence in England. |
| 15 February 1830 | March 1843 | President of the "Council of Merchants" ("Governor") governing Cape Coast Castle. |
| 26 June 1836 | | Sailed for leave of absence in England. |
| 28 April 1838 | | Appointed Captain "during the period of his employment on the Gold Coast". |
| 7 June 1838 | | Married Letitia Elizabeth Landon ("L.E.L., q.v.) in London. |
| 5 July 1838 | | Sailed for Cape Coast Castle. |
| 1 August 1838 | | Resumed Presidency at Cape Coast Castle. |
| 3 March 1843 | | Judicial Assessor at Cape Coast Castle, upon resumption of British government control of the coast. |
| 29 July 1844 | | Sailed for leave of absence in England (via United States). |
| 1 April 1846 | | Resumed post as Judicial Assessor at Cape Coast Castle. |
| 22 May 1847 | | Died of dysentry. |
| Literature: (DNB; Metcalfe). |
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