Archibald McNab (January 20, 1826 – July 16, 1904) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a

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member from 1875 to 1878. He was born in Breadalbane,

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in 1826, the son of Alexander McNab and Catherine McDougall,

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immigrants. Early in his career, McNab farmed and was involved in the lumber trade. In 1851, he married Margaret McArthur. He served on the council for Lochiel Township for 21 years, much of that time as reeve, and also served as warden for the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1878''
CH Mackintosh He was a director of the Montreal and City of Ottawa Junction Railway. McNab ran unsuccessfully twice for a seat in the Ontario assembly. He was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election held after

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was named Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, was unseated after an appeal and elected again in the

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that followed. In 1887, he was named license inspector for Glengarry and, in 1897, sheriff for Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. He died at Bredalbane in 1904.''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:McNab, Archibald 1826 births 1904 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario