Angus Wilton McLean was born on April 20, 1870, in Robeson County, North Carolina. McLean was an attorney who served as governor of North Carolina from 1925 to 1929. During World War I, he served as the director of the War Finance Corporation and helped Gov. Thomas W. Bickett mobilize attorneys throughout the state in support of the war effort. McLean additionally served as president of the North Carolina State Bar Association. He died in Washington, D.C. on April 19, 1935.