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MacLeech

The 'practical, persevering man of business' with excellent Scotch connections, MacLeech is the rival whose quiet candidacy for Shoreditch threatens to end Turnstile's political career.

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Also known as MacLeech, Mr. MacLeech, knave MacLeech, that knave MacLeech

First appearance: xxii scene from a new afterpiece called politics and poetry or the decline of science

As a supporting figure in Passages from the Life of a Philosopher, MacLeech is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

A political figure mentioned as a candidate and ally of Smooth, involved in arranging appointments.
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In Act I: A political figure mentioned as a candidate and ally of Smooth, involved in arranging appointments. Later, in Act II: A Scotch candidate who secures the Presidency of the Board of Manufactures and the…

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MTMr. TurnstileLFLord FlummMTMr. TripesSMSmoothBYByewaysMAMacLeech

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