William_Johnston_Allen

William Johnston Allen

William Johnston Allen

Australian politician

This article is about member for Paddington born 1835. For his father, the member for Williams born 1812, see William Bell Allen.

William Johnston Allen (1835 – 12 June 1915) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1]

Biography

William Johnston Allen was born in Belfast, Ireland, the eldest child of Ruth Sayers Johnston and soap manufacturer William Bell Allen,[2] later a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, as the member for Williams from 1860 until 1864.[3] His father arrived in Sydney in 1841, and his mother brought William and his sister Eliza Allen, in 1844.[2] When he grew older, William joined his father in the soap and candle business.

On 21 April 1868 he married Edith Isabella Crew; they had eight children.

Legislative Assembly

William unsuccessfully stood for election to the Legislative Assembly for the district of Paddington, in 1880 for the then two member district,[4] 1882,[5] and 1887 as a member of the Protectionist Party. His brother Alfred also stood for Paddington in 1887 but for the Free Trade Party and was elected,[6] second of three Free Trade members.[7]

In 1888 William was narrowly elected in a by-election for Paddington in 1888,[1][8] in which three Free Trade members stood for the single vacancy, splitting the vote.[9] thereby sitting on the opposite side of the Legislative Assembly to Alfred.[2] William was defeated in 1889 while Alfred was re-elected.[10] Alfred was re-elected in 1891 and William again campaigned unsuccessfully against him.[11]

In 1895 the brothers both stood for the single member district of Waverley, however neither were elected.[12]

Death

Allen died in Waverley on 12 June 1915(1915-06-12) (aged 79–80).[1][2]

References

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    "Mr William Johnston Allen (1835-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. [2]
    Walsh, G P (1969). "Allen, William Johnston (1839–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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    "Mr William Bell Allen (1812-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1880 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1885 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    "Mr Alfred Allen (1839-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1887 Election - Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1888 Paddington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    "The Paddington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via Trove.
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    Green, Antony. "1889 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1891 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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    Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

 

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