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{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1786–1857)}}
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|death_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
|party = [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] (before 1825)<br>[[Jacksonian democracy|Jacksonian]] (1825–1837)<br>[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (1837–1857)
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'''Louis McLane''' (May 28, 1786 – October 7, 1857) was an American lawyer and politician from [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]], in [[New Castle County, Delaware]], and [[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]]. He was a veteran of the [[War of 1812]], a member of the [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist Party]] and later the [[History of the Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. He served as the U.S.
As a member of President [[Andrew Jackson]]'s Cabinet, McLane was a prominent figure during the [[Bank War]]. McLane pursued a more moderate approach towards the [[Second Bank of the United States]] than the President, but agreed with Jackson's decision in 1832 to veto a Congressional bill renewing the Bank's charter. He also helped draft the [[Force Bill]] in 1833. He was elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]] in 1831.<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=1831&year-max=1831&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=April 8, 2021 ==Early life and family==
Louis McLane was born in [[Smyrna, Delaware]], on May 28, 1786
McLane's father
Louis married Catherine Mary (Kitty) Milligan in 1812. Their 13 children included [[Robert Milligan McLane]] (1815–1898), a governor of Maryland and U.S. ambassador; [[Louis McLane (expressman)|Louis McLane]] (1819–1905), who became [[List of Wells Fargo presidents|a president]] of [[Wells Fargo & Co.]]; and Lydia Milligan Sims McLane (1822–1887), wife of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Joseph E. Johnston]].<ref name="hitandstay">{{cite web |title=McLane-Fisher Family Papers circa 1800-1905, MS. 2403 |url=https://www.hitandstay.com/findingaid/mclane-fisher-family-papers-circa-1800-1905-ms-2403 |website=www.hitandstay.com |publisher=[[Maryland Historical Society]] |access-date=March 8, 2021
==Education and early career==
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Following the War of 1812, Delaware was unique in continuing to have a viable Federalist Party. Never tainted by the secessionist activities of the New England Federalists and adaptive enough to institute modern electioneering practices, they held the loyalty of the majority Anglican/Methodist downstate population against the seemingly more radical Presbyterians and Irish immigrants in New Castle County. They remained the dominant political force in the state well into the 1820s, when the party finally disappeared, split between an allegiances to Andrew Jackson or to John Quincy Adams and the "American system" of [[Henry Clay]] and the Whigs. New Castle County manufacturers joined most of the old Federalist Party leadership in making the Whigs the new majority in the state. This included McLane's mentor, James A. Bayard and various members of the Clayton family, especially Thomas Clayton and his cousin, [[John M. Clayton]].
McLane was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by defeating Thomas Clayton for the Federalist nomination, as Clayton was politically damaged by having voted for a Congressional pay raise in the previous session. From then on the Clayton cousins became McLane's
During these sessions the Federalist Party was so small and weak that partisan divisions mattered much less than the personal relationships that developed among the members. McLane quickly became a friend and admirer of [[William H. Crawford]] and [[Martin Van Buren]], and at the same time became an opponent of Henry Clay and [[John Quincy Adams]]. These friendships were based more on personality than policy agreement, and were so important that McLane was one of Crawford's strongest proponents in the [[1824 United States presidential election|presidential election of 1824]]. Once Crawford returned to Georgia, McLane, Van Buren, and the other Crawford supporters fell into the party of Andrew Jackson. This was all the easier for him given his existing friendship with Martin Van Buren, who became his mentor and advocate.
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