MACNAB, Sir Allan Napier, 1 Baronet (son of Allan Macnab, lieut. 71 foot). b. Newark now Niagara, Ontario 19 Feb. 1798; served against the Americans in their invasion of Canada 1813; midshipman on board H.M.S. Wolfe short time 1813; a volunteer with the 100th foot 1813; ensign 49 foot 3 March 1814, served in the American war, at end of which he left the army 1814 or 1815; articled clerk in office of attorney general; called to Canadian bar 1826, practised at Hamilton 1826; member for Wentworth in house of assembly 1830, speaker of the house 1837–41 and 1844–8; at the head of a band of volunteers defeated the Canadian rebels 1837–8 and for his services was knighted by patent 14 July 1838; a queen’s counsel; leader of the conservatives 1841–4 and 1848; formed a coalition ministry with Augustin Norbert Morin 1854–6; settled near Brighton, Sussex 1857; contested Brighton 30 April 1859; created baronet 5 Feb. 1858; returned to Hamilton and elected member again 1860; a militia A.D.C. to the queen and hon. col. in the army; col. commandant of 7th military district in Upper Canada; chosen speaker again 1862. d. Hamilton, Toronto 8 Aug. 1862. Appleton’s American Biography, iv 151–2 (1888), portrait.
M’NAB, Duncan. b. South Knapdale, Argyleshire 1807; ed. Glasgow univ.; assist. minister to Dr. Mackintosh Mackay at Dunoon 1835; assist. to the second charge at Campbelton 1839 and to the first charge 1841–3; joined the Free church 1843, minister at Campbelton, assisted in organising many congregations; minister of Free Renfield congregation, Glasgow 1856 to death; author of Discourses. Ed. by A. S. Patterson. With biographical sketch pp. ix–xv by W. Trail (1864), portrait. d. at house of his brother-in-law in London 12 June 1863. Scott’s Fasti, iii pt. i p. 39 (1870).
MC NAB, William Ramsay (only son of James Mc Nab b. 1810, curator of Edinb. botanical gardens, d. 20 Nov. 1878). b. Edinburgh, Nov. 1844; M.D. Edinb. 1866, began practice 1867; professor of natural history in royal agricultural college, Cirencester 1870–2; introduced the facts and methods of Julius Von Sachs in teaching botany 1871; professor of botany in royal college of science, Dublin, March 1872 to death; scientific superintendent of royal botanic gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin 1880 to death; Swiney lecturer on fossil botany at British Museum 1888 to death; author of Outlines of morphology and physiology 1877, new ed. 1881; Outlines of classification of plants 1877. d. 2 Montrose, Cabra road, Dublin 3 Dec. 1889; a subscription raised for his wife and children. His collection of coleoptera is in the Dublin museum of science and art. Nature, Dec. 1889 pp. 112, 159, Feb. 1890 p. 347.
MACNAGHTEN, Agnes (dau. of James Eastmont of St. Berner’s near Edinb.) An associate of British archæological assoc. 1845; resided at Bittern manor near Southampton the ancient Roman Clausentum, preserved the Roman remains found on the spot and made a collection of the coins discovered there; (m. first Lewis Shedden captain 15 hussars; m. secondly 1848 Stewart Macnaghten of Invertrossachs, Perthshire, barrister M.T. 1839). d. Bittern manor 28 April 1863. Journal of British Archæol. Assoc. xx 168 (1864).
MACNAGHTEN, Sir Edmund Charles Workman, 2 Baronet (1 son of sir F. W. Macnaghten, 1 bart. 1763–1843). b. Dublin 1 April 1790; succeeded 22 Nov. 1843; M.P. Antrim 1847–52; author of The elements of political economy. Coleraine 1854. d. Dundarave, Bushmills, co. Antrim 6 Jany. 1876. I.L.N. lxviii 95, 623 (1876).
MACNAGHTEN, Elliot (4 son of sir F. W. Macnaghten, 1 bart. 1763–1843). b. 1 April 1807; ed. Rugby 1818 etc.; officer of supreme court, Calcutta; director H.E.I.Co. 1842–58, deputy chairman 1854–5, chairman 1855–6; member of council for India 21 Sep. 1858 to Oct. 1871 and V.P. 1866. d. Ovingdean near Brighton 24 Dec. 1888.
MC NAIR, William Watts. b. 13 Sep. 1849; in Indian survey department 1 Sep. 1867 to death; a good plane-tabler and an accomplished surveyor; accompanied the Khyber column of the Afghan field force 1879–80 when he explored the Lughman valley and the route to Kafiristan, of which he made maps; surveyed in Beluchistan 1881–9; visited Kafiristan disguised as a native doctor and speaking Urdu, April to June 1883, read an account of this expedition before the Royal Geographical Soc. in London 10 Dec. 1883, and was awarded the Murchison grant. d. of typhoid fever at Mussooree 13 Aug. 1889. J. E. Howard’s Memoir of W. W. Mc Nair (1889), 2 portraits.
Note.—Mc Nair was officially reprimanded by Lord Ripon for crossing the Afghan frontier against all regulations, but congratulated in private on the success of his visit to Kafiristan.
MACNAMARA, Sir Burton (youngest son of Francis Macnamara of Doolin castle, co. Clare). b. Doolin castle 1794; entered navy 26 July 1808; served on the lakes in Canada 1814–5; inspecting commander of coast guard 1825–32; captain 16 Nov. 1833; R.A. on h.p. 21 July 1856; admiral on h.p. 20 March 1867; knighted by Marquess of Normanby 1839; a candidate for the borough of Ennis 1841. d. 22 Merrion sq. north, Dublin 12 Dec. 1876.
MACNAMARA, Francis. b. 1802; M.P. Ennis 1832–5; sheriff of co. Clare 1839; lieut.-col. Clare militia 4 Nov. 1854 to 10 Nov. 1871. d. 27 June 1873.