In the Farmington Valley and beyond, the name “McLean” is synonymous with “care” – care for the environment, care for older adults, and care for the community. The reason for that reputation of care? Our namesake founder, Senator George P. McLean.
Born and raised on a farm in Simsbury, George McLean called Simsbury home for his whole life. He began his career as a reporter and a lawyer, and later served in the Connecticut House of Representatives and Senate, as the U.S. Attorney for Connecticut (appointed by President Benjamin Harrison), and as the 59th governor of Connecticut. He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served from 1911-1929. One of his lasting achievements as Senator is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 – one of the first federal environmental laws – which regulated the hunting of nearly 1,100 species of migratory birds. Today we at McLean still refer to him as “the Senator.”
Our legacy of caring for people and nature is a testament to our namesake, Senator George P. McLean.
As a not-for-profit provider of senior living and health care in Connecticut, you can be assured that everything we do and every decision we make is focused on bettering the lives of McLean residents, their families, our team members, and the broader community we serve — both now and in the future.
Due to the Senator’s deep care for people and for the environment, his will specified the establishment of two entities via the McLean Fund:
The McLean Game Refuge
The McLean Life Plan Community
Lesser-Known Facts About George McLean:
• The Senator was friendly with President Calvin Coolidge, who often visited him in Simsbury for fishing excursions.
• The Senator was a bachelor until marrying Juliette Goodrich in 1910 at the age of 53. They had no children. One of our Independent Living apartment buildings is named “The Goodrich” after Mrs. McLean.
• Some of the land of Senator McLean’s farm, The Homestead, is now Hop Meadow Country Club. What is now the Clubhouse was once the farm’s barn.
• The second syllable of “McLean” is pronounced to rhyme with “lane” (not “clean”).
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