James Joseph MacKean (15 July 1864 â 19 September 1936) was an Irish politician. He was a Cumann na nGaedheal member of the Free State Seanad ÃÂireann from 1922 to 1936. He was first elected to the Seanad in 1922 for 9 years and was re-elected in 1931 for 9 years. He served until the Free State Seanad was abolished in 1936.
He was the son of Patrick MacKean (also Mickan), a shoemaker, and Mary Hanratty.
His brother John McKean was an MP for South Monaghan from 1902 to 1918.