MacNab, Sir Allan Napier National Historic Person
Hamilton, Ontario
Portrait
(© Library and Archives Canada | Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, accession no 1990-313-1)
Address :
610 York Boulevard, Dundurn Castle National Historic Site of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1937-05-20
Life Date:
1798 to 1862
Other Name(s):
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MacNab, Sir Allan Napier
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Jurist and legislator, Premier (1854-56)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: 610 York Boulevard, Hamilton, Ontario
Politician, businessman, land speculator and soldier, Allan MacNab enjoyed a very public life. He was a successful lawyer and was appointed Upper Canada's first Queen's Counsel. In 1838 he was knighted for his role in suppressing the rebellion in Upper Canada. The profits from his extensive land speculation were fed into a variety of projects, including construction of his monument, Dundurn. He was influential in establishing the Gore Bank and in promoting the Great Western Railway. During a political career spanning three decades, he was three times Speaker and, from 1854 to 1856, Premier.