Claim: Hugh Havelock McLean, was a Canadian politician who started out as a member of the Liberal party before switching to the Unionist party in 1917, eventually becoming the 17th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick in 1928.
Evidence: Hugh Havelock McLean (March 3, 1854 – November 22, 1938) was a Canadian soldier, politician, and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1928 to 1935. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1911 federal election and the 1917 federal election for the electoral district of Royal. In 1917, he crossed the floor and sat as a Unionist. From 1928 to 1935, he was the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. The Hon.
Hugh Havelock McLean Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Sunbury—Queen's 17th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Canadian Liberal