Dundurn Castle

Dundurn Castle, a mansion built from 1832 to 1835 by Allan Napier MacNab (1798-1862) and named after the family ancestral seat in Scotland, was the home of a man who enlisted at fifteen, distinguished himself by bravery in the War of 1812, later entered politics, supported the Family Compact, served as one of the government's most active military supporters during the Rebellion of 1837, was knighted for those services, led the Tory-Conservatives, served as speaker of the Legislative Assembly on several occasions, and was Prime Minister of Canada from 1854 to 1856.

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