Sir Allan Napier MacNab was one of the most remarkable men in Canadian history - premier, Speaker of both houses of Parliament, a member of parliament for more than a quarter-century, a railway magnate, a land developer on a massive scale, one of the wealthiest men in Canada, the hero of two military campaigns fought on Canadian soil, a knight and a baronet. Each year a quarter of a million people visit MacNab's home, Dundurn Castle, on the outskirts of Hamilton, Ontario, the 'ambitious city,' which he helped so much to shape between his move there in 1826 and his death in 1862.
(The previous is text from a biography of Sir Allan Napier MacNab by Donald R. Beer; published by Dictionary of Hamilton Biography, Inc., 1984, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)
A sketch of Dundurn, 1855
Dundurn today
The text and graphics presented on this page are the result of a personal tour of Dundurn by Society General Secretary Charles E. MacNab.
For further reference:
- Sir Allan Napier MacNab by Donald Beer, 1984
- MacNab of Dundurn by Marion Macrae, 1971
- The Laird of Dundurn by Melville Bailey, 1968
- At Home in Upper Canada by Jeanne Minhinnick, 1970
- Out of The Storied Past by Mabel Burkholder, Hamilton Spectator, 1967
- Head of the Lake by C. M. Johnston/Wentworth County Council, 1967
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