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		Allan Napier MacNab, was by birth a Canadian, and was the first native born to hold the office of Provincial Grand Master of Upper Canada [1845-1857], and Grand Master of the Ancient Grand Lodge of Canada [1857].
		Allan senior was employed as a clerk in the office of William Jarvis the Provincial Secretary, until he was appointed Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Assembly.
		In 1830 Allan was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing the County of Wentworth.
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	Allan MacNab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sir Allan Napier MacNab (Born Niagara 19 February 1798 – Dundurn Castle 8 August 1862) was a Canadian military and political leader.
		When Mackenzie led the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, MacNab was part of the British militia that moved against Mackenzie at Montgomery's Tavern in Toronto on December 7, dispersing Mackenzie's rebels in less than an hour.
		Sir Allan is a direct ancestor of HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
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		MacNab became a public figure after he successfully defended a group of Hamilton Tories who were accused of tarring and feathering Reformer George Ralph.
		MacNab was forced out of the presidency of the Desjardins Canal Company and was already three years in debt to Samuel Peters Jarvis.
		In 1862, Allan Napier MacNab died a penniless debtor in Hamilton.
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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		MacNab was always reluctant “to accept a minor part,” and instead set up office as the first resident lawyer in the small but growing community of Hamilton, where he hoped advancement would be easier.
		MacNab was not alone in his inability or reluctance to adjust to a new set of social, economic, and political priorities.
		MacNab had rarely been in the assembly because he was crippled by gout, and some of his colleagues felt he had delayed the bill to make the Legislative Council elective.
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		Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798 - 1862) was a Canadian military and political leader.
		As a young boy he fought in the Battle of York in 1813 during the War of 1812.
		MacNab then led a militia of his own against the rebels marching towards Toronto from London, led by Charles Duncombe.
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	Sir Allan Napier MacNab
		His grand father was Captain Robert MacNab, of the "Black Watch." His father was Lieutenant Allan MacNab, of the 3d dragoons, who afterward came to this country as an officer in the Queen's ranger bussars, under Colonel Mira-toe.
		MacNab was summoned as a witness, and, oil certain questions being put to him, he declined to testify, averring that if he did so he might compromise himself.
		It was MacNab's wish that John Hillyard Cameron should succeed him in the leadership of his party, but the party itself had decided on Macdonald, and when Sir Allan was forced to yield to disease, in 1856, the latter became the virtual chief.
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		In the meantime, Macnab, accompanied by a gillie, in the true feudal style, was proceeding slowly at the head of his men, not far in the rear of the baggage.
		Archibald Macnab of Macnab, newphew of Francis, succeeded as thirteenth chief.
		MacNab was condemned to death, but on the night before his execution he contrived to escape, and afterwards, joining the young King Charles II., he followed him into England, and fell at the battle of Worcester in 1651.
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	Allan MacNab -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Sir Allan Napier MacNab (19 February 1798 – 8 August 1862) was a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian military and political leader.
		As a young boy he fought in the (additional info and facts about Battle of York) Battle of York in 1813 during the (A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France) War of 1812.
		MacNab then led a militia of his own against the rebels marching towards Toronto from (The capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center) London, led by (additional info and facts about Charles Duncombe) Charles Duncombe.
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	Alfred, "Conversion of Sir Allan MacNab
		MacNab settled down again in Canada and was elected to the legislative council of which body he was speaker when he died rather suddenly in 1862.
		Sir Allan MacNab in his dying hours, said Brown, when sickness had weakened his powers of intellect, was seduced by a "Roman" bishop into the betrayal of the religion of his fathers and into the renouncing of his Protestant faith.
		The MacNabs, one of the smallest of the Scotch clans, is thought to be a branch of the Macdonald family.
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		MacNab was subpoena to testify but refused to obey the court, and was subsequently jailed for contempt of court.
		MacNab's political career flourished as he was elected as the Tory Party leader which was the opposition party at the time.
		Lady MacNab suffered from a lengthy illness and during the last year of her life was confined to the Sick Room.
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	Sir Allan MacNab - Sir Allan Napier MacNab - Canadian History
		Sir Allan MacNab - Sir Allan Napier MacNab - Canadian History
		Allan MacNab, formerly of the Queen's Rangers, and Anne Napier.
		He was educated at the Home District Grammar School ; and, though still in his 'teens, fought throughout the campaigns of 1813 and 1814.
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		MacNab, Sir Allan Napier MacNab, Sir Allan Napier, 1798-1862, Canadian political leader, b.
		Charges were made in Parliament that the Conservative administration of Sir John A. Macdonald had accepted campaign funds from Sir Hugh Allan in return for a promise to award Allan's syndicate the contract to build the Canadian Pacific Railway.
		In 1848 she was engaged for a time to Edgar Allan Poe, who wrote the second of his two poems entitled To Hele...
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		MacNab was to become a member of parliament for the County of Wentworth and the City of Hamilton, and the speaker for the first Canadian parliament.
		MacNab made many changes to the Dundurn property while he owned it from 1832 until his death in 1862.
		Two years after MacNab's death in 1862, Professor John Barrett McGann, "the pioneer of deaf-mute education in Ontario", moved the 55 students of his Provincial (sometimes called Upper Canada) Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb from Toronto to Dundurn Castle.
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	MacNab, Sir Allan Napier
		MacNab, Sir Allan Napier, soldier, lawyer, businessman, politician (b at Newark, UC 19 Feb 1798; d at Hamilton, Canada W 8 Aug 1862).
		A forceful though enigmatic personality, MacNab had a deep influence on many aspects of pre-Confederation Canada.
		As a youth he served with conspicuous gallantry in the WAR OF 1812.
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	History of the MacNab Clan
		However, the barony of Bovain in Glendochart was restored to Gilbert MacNab by Bruce's son, King David II, in 1336.
		painted a famous portrait of the "The MacNab" a Chief of the clan, dressed as a colonel of the Breadalbane Volunteers.
		Some MacNab lands were recovered in the 20th century and the present chief lives in Kinnell House.
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	History - Sir John A. Macdonald
		Sir Allan MacNab, a Tory and head of the Conservative Party, was asked to form a government.
		However, it soon became clear that the money behind Allan was mainly from the United States and that this money was subsidizing the Conservatives.
		The decision to go ahead with the railway, after the Allan scandals, was a display of remarkable courage, as well as unusual stubbornness.
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		Poe, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-49, American poet, short-story writer, and critic, b.
		Pinkerton, Allan Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-84, American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b.
		Penzias, Arno Allan Penzias, Arno Allan, 1933-, German-American physicist, b.
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		As a member of the legislature he opposed the reform movement inUpper Canada led by William Lyon Mackenzie.
		WhenMackenzie led the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, MacNab part of the British militiathat moved against Mackenzie at Montgomery's Tavern in Toronto on December 7, dispersing Mackenzie's rebels in less than an hour.
		He served in the legislature of the Province ofCanada, leading the province as from 1854 to 1856.
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	Encyclopedia: Allan MacNab
		The Battle of York was a battle of the War of 1812 on April 27, 1813, at York, Upper Canada, which was later to become Toronto, Ontario.
		December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
		Dundurn Castle is an historic chateau in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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	Early Canada Historical Narratives -- THE CAROLINE
		By Christmas time 2500 Upper Canadian militiamen led by Colonel Allan MacNab were encamped along the Canadian shore near Chippawa from where they kept a wary eye on the island.
		MacNab and Drew [inset]were watching as a cannon and a number of men were put ashore.
		His decision was motivated in part by the shots and insulting shouts coming from the island which were making the militiamen milling about on shore restless and critical of their enforced inaction.
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		It was the restored home of of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, and was built in 1835 around a brick shell of a colonial style home.
		Sir Allan MacNab was an important figure in the pre-Confederation history of Canada.
		Sir Allan MacNab reached his highest political achievement when he was Premier of Canada West from 1854-1856.
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	Dundurn Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dundurn Castle is a historic chateau in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
		Sir Allan MacNab, later prime minister of the united Province of Canada between 1845 and 1856, hired architect Robert Wetherall and construction of this stately home was completed in 1835.
		It became the property of the City of Hamilton, and in the late 1960s, it was restored as a Centennial project.
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	MACNAB
		"MACNAB" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time.
		"MACNAB" is used about 20 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English.
		The following table summarizes the usage of "MACNAB" based on a population census conducted in the United States.
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		Later that year MacNab was forced to resign, primarily because of the Corrigan affair and Macdonald assumed the leadership of the government.
		The death of Allan MacNab in 1862 highlighted the vast division that existed in Upper Canada between Protestants and Roman Catholics.
		When MacNab was buried in the graveyard on his estate overlooking Burlington Bay he was put to rest taking the insignia of the Orange and Blue with him.
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	Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		At Sir Allan MacNab Secondary School, we are proud of the wide variety of opportunities we provide for our diverse community of learners.
		MacNab teachers visit and confer with Grade 8 teachers before new students arrive in Grade 9.
		This is a specialized peer tutoring program that pairs students from MacNab’s Autistic, Developmentally Delayed, and Comprehensive classes with peer tutor mentors, in an environment focused on personal physical fitness, social skill development, and team activities.
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	Allan Macdonell
		A short time previous to the rebellion of 1837 he was appointed sheriff of the Gore district, and at the beginning of the revolt raised a troop of cavalry armed and equipped at his own expense.
		He applied to parliament for a charter for its construction, the road to extend from the head of Lake Superior to the Pacific ocean, but was refused on the ground that such an undertaking was premature.
		He continued to interest himself in the work of opening communication with the northwest, and in 1858 secured from parliament the charter for the Northwest transit company, of which Sir Allan N. MacNab was afterward president, and Sir John Beverley Robinson secretary.
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	HCO 5. C. Rebellion of 1837 - Upper Canada - Timeline (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Dec 12 1837 Sodom Ontario - Col. Allan MacNab's militia troops skirmish with the first of Dr. Charles Duncombe's rebel force; the news has spread of Mackenzie's defeat at Toronto, and his body of 300 rebels prepare to disperse.
		MacNab takes 500 prisoners from the surrounding area over the next few days, but frees most of them after approval from Governor Arthur; the most active rebels are later tried, and a number sentenced to death April 14; Six Nations warriors are recorded as having killed three rebel stragglers that day.
		On news of the arrival of the militia, the patriots flee west towards Sloat's tavern near Hamilton.
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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography
		Into this rather unstable atmosphere Allan Napier MacNab was born.
		It is doubtful whether MacNab anticipated such an outcome.
		He faced extreme problems of communication, supply procurement, and control of raw, if eager, volunteers, but he also ignored certain basic operational procedures.
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	Family Societies
		Knowing what we were thinking, the guide pointed at the window in the servants' hall and said that the very fact that there was a window there demonstrates a certain concern on the part of the MacNab family for the well being of their servants.
		Apparently many house owners were not nearly as generous when it came to the concept of installing windows for the benefit of their servants.
		The MacNabs paid their butler $12.00 a month in wages and provided him with a room on the first floor right next to the dining room.
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