John Allan (Canadian politician)
John Allan (May 22, 1856 – July 31, 1922) was a Canadian politician. Allan was the Member of Provincial Parliament for the seat of Hamilton West from 1914 to 1919.
John Allan | |
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| Member of Provincial Parliament | |
| In office November 18, 1914 – September 23, 1919 | |
| Constituency | Hamilton West |
| Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario | |
| In office 1913–1914 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1856 Guelph, Canada West |
| Died | July 31, 1922 (aged 66) Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Euler ( m. 1881) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
He was born in Guelph, Canada West, the son of James Allan, a Scottish immigrant. He apprenticed as a builder in Hamilton and worked in the western United States from 1874 to 1879, when he moved to New York City. In 1881, he married Catherine Euler. He retired from construction in 1906 and returned to Hamilton. He served on the city council and was mayor for two years. Allan was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1914 by-election held after John Strathearn Hendrie was named Lieutenant-Governor for Ontario.
He died in Hamilton on July 31, 1922.[1]
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References
- "Hamilton". Windsor Star. August 1, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved July 9, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1915, EJ Chambers
External links
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons ..., HW Charlesworth (1919)
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