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LOT 603

Lot 603

Sir Allan Napier Macnab, Speaker

Sir Allan Napier Macnab, Speaker
Lot 603 Details
Sir Allan Napier Macnab, Speaker

JOURNAL OF THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OF UPPER CANADA IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA, 1839

4to., 391pp. plus 20pp index in half calf marbleised boards, Toronto, printed by James Cleland at the British Colonist Office, 1839
12.4 x 8.1 in — 31.5 x 20.5 cm

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Realised: $100
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Sir Allan Napier Macnab, Speaker
  • Sir Allan Napier Macnab, Speaker
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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 Castle. 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.

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