BIOGRAPHY: McNabb, H. W.
From the A.T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875

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     Honorable H. W. McNABB. --  The subject of this sketch is one of 
the self-made men of the times.  Starting for himself early, with the 
intent of making his an active business life, has held true to his 
course and succeeded; not by any stroke of good fortune, but by steady, 
practical, personal effort, honest dealing and fair and honorable 
deportment, economy and industry.  Although starting for himself with 
little, by strict business integrity and as strict punctuality in all 
cases involving promise, appointment or obligation, has built up a high 
standard of credit, and lives to the possession of a competency well 
earned, which will be well used and the possessor can retire to private 
life with the assurance that his life has been judiciously led.
     Mr. McNabb is of Scottish ancestry, but was born in Alleghany 
County, Pennsylvania, May 3, 1829.  His early life was spent on a farm, 
but at the age of fourteen was indentured as an apprentice in the 
tailoring trade, and served five years.  At the termination of his 
apprenticeship he went to Trumball County, Ohio, and opened a farm 
which he conducted for a few years, t hen embarked in the jewelry 
business for a time, but in 1957 came to Iowa, and settled at Charles 
City, in the general dry goods trade, and continued there until 1855.  
During this time he had been dealing, more or less in real estate, but 
gave his particular attention to his store.  In 1866, however, he came 
to the conclusion that Osage was the better place to live, disposed of 
his interests at Charles City, came to Osage and settled, where he has 
ever been a most respected and enterprising citizen.
     Mr. McNabb has been a Republican since the organization of that 
party, yet has not aspired to political distinction, but has held 
various minor civil offices, and is the present Mayor of Osage.
     He was married March 12, 1851, to Miss Wealthy A. Wright, of 
Vernon, Trumball County, Ohio.  He is quite largely interested in real 
estate in both Mitchell and Floyd in addition to his large mercantile 
establishment in Osage.