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As a young boy he fought in the Battle of York in 1813 during the War of 1812. In 1826 he became a lawyer and moved to Hamilton, Ontario, where he represented the city in the legislative assembly of Upper Canada. As a member of the legislature he opposed the reform movement in Upper Canada led by William Lyon Mackenzie. When Mackenzie led the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837, MacNab 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.

MacNab then led a militia of his own against the rebels marching towards Toronto from LondonLondon is a city in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of about 381,267; its metropolitan area has a population of about 447,286 ( 2002). It was settled in 1826 and established as a city in 1855. London and the surrounding area (roughly, the t, led by Charles DuncombeCharles Duncombe (c. 1792 1867) was a leader in the Upper Canada Rebellion in 1837. He was born in Connecticut and became a doctor in 1819. He then settled in Upper Canada, and in 1824 he established the first medical school in Upper Canada, in St. Thomas. Duncombe's men also dispersed when they learned MacNab was waiting for them. In 1838Events January 6 Samuel Morse first publicly demonstrates the telegraph. January 8 Alfred Vail demonstrates a telegraph using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code) January 12 Joseph Smith, Jr. and Sidney Rigdon flee Ohio for Missouri Marc he was knighted for his efforts. He served in the legislature of the Province of CanadaNote: for information about Canada's present-day provinces, see Provinces of Canada. The Province of Canada was a British colony in North America, created by the fusion of the Canadas into one province by the Act of Union (1840). The former Lower Canada b, leading the province as from 1854Events January 13 The accordion is patented by Anthony Faas. February 11 Major streets lit by coal gas for first time. February 14 Texas is linked by telegraph with the rest of the United States, when a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas i to 1856Events January 8 Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former Presi. His mansion in Hamilton, Dundurn Castle , is now a tourist attraction in the city.