Allan attended Upper Canada College and served with the Bank Rifle Corps when it helped put down the 1837Upper Canada Rebellion. He went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1846 when he also married his first wife, Louisa Maud Robinson.
Allan's interests included education, science, culture and art. He was the most important patron of the artist, Paul Kane, enabling him to live a life as a professional artist, and presided over such bodies as the Royal Canadian Institute, the Ontario Society of Artists, the Toronto Conservatory of Music and the Ontario Historical Society. He served as chancellor of Trinity College. He donated to the city of Toronto a piece of land which formed the nucleus of Allan Gardens. He was also active in the Synod of the Church of England and was president of the Upper Canada Bible Society. He died in 1901, aged 79, at his residence, Moss Park, in Toronto.
Allan's mother was Leah Tyrer Gamble, daughter of Dr. John Gamble. She died in Toronto on October I7, 1848, aged 58.[2]
After the death of Allan's first wife, Louisa Robinson, he married Adelaide Schreiber, with whom he had 6 children: George William Allan, Jr., Arthur, Bingham, Maye, Maude, and Audrey.
^Halpenny, Francess G, ed. (1985). "Allan, William". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. VIII (1851–1860). In collaboration (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
^Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 8.
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George William Allan – Parliament of Canada biography
george, william, allan, canadian, member, parliament, born, 1860, manitoba, politician, frgs, january, 1822, july, 1901, canadian, lawyer, politician, served, 11th, mayor, toronto, later, speaker, senate, canada, honourableallan, 188811th, mayor, torontoin, of. For the Canadian Member of Parliament born in 1860 see George William Allan Manitoba politician George William Allan PC FRGS FZS January 9 1822 July 24 1901 was a Canadian lawyer and politician He served as the 11th Mayor of Toronto and later as Speaker of the Senate of Canada The HonourableGeorge William AllanAllan in May 188811th Mayor of TorontoIn office 1855 1855Preceded byJoshua George BeardSucceeded byJohn Beverley RobinsonCanadian SenatorIn office October 23 1867 July 24 1901ConstituencyYork OntarioPersonal detailsBorn 1822 01 09 January 9 1822York Upper CanadaDiedJuly 24 1901 1901 07 24 aged 79 Toronto Ontario CanadaPolitical partyConservativeSpouse s Louisa Maud Robinson Adelaide Schreiber Contents 1 Life and career 2 Family 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksLife and career EditAllan attended Upper Canada College and served with the Bank Rifle Corps when it helped put down the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion He went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1846 when he also married his first wife Louisa Maud Robinson Allan travelled extensively before beginning his law practice He toured Europe the Nile River Syria the Holy Land Turkey and Greece giving him a lifelong appreciation of travel and winning him election to the Royal Geographical Society He was a Toronto alderman from 1849 until 1855 when he was elected the 11th Mayor of Toronto In 1858 he entered national politics representing York on the Legislative Council until Canadian Confederation In 1867 he was nominated to the Senate of Canada as one of its first members and sat as a Conservative In 1869 he was appointed government trustee for municipal bond fund of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway He was chairman of the Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce for many years and was Speaker from 1888 until 1891 He remained in the Upper House until his death in 1901 Allan s interests included education science culture and art He was the most important patron of the artist Paul Kane enabling him to live a life as a professional artist and presided over such bodies as the Royal Canadian Institute the Ontario Society of Artists the Toronto Conservatory of Music and the Ontario Historical Society He served as chancellor of Trinity College He donated to the city of Toronto a piece of land which formed the nucleus of Allan Gardens He was also active in the Synod of the Church of England and was president of the Upper Canada Bible Society He died in 1901 aged 79 at his residence Moss Park in Toronto Family EditAllan s father was William Allan of York Toronto William Allan was a pioneer who settled what was then the Township of York during John Graves Simcoe s term as governor William Allan eventually became the city s first postmaster and was appointed to the Legislative Council of Upper Canada He was a supporter of the Family Compact and was also a member of the Orange Order in Canada 1 Allan s mother was Leah Tyrer Gamble daughter of Dr John Gamble She died in Toronto on October I7 1848 aged 58 2 After the death of Allan s first wife Louisa Robinson he married Adelaide Schreiber with whom he had 6 children George William Allan Jr Arthur Bingham Maye Maude and Audrey Gallery Edit Allan s mother Leah Moss Park Allan s residenceReferences Edit Halpenny Francess G ed 1985 Allan William Dictionary of Canadian Biography Vol VIII 1851 1860 In collaboration online ed University of Toronto Press Morgan Henry James ed 1903 Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada Toronto Williams Briggs p 8 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to George William Allan George William Allan Parliament of Canada biography Speakers of the Senate biography permanent dead link Professional and academic associationsPreceded bySir John Beverley Robinson President of the Royal Canadian Institute Succeeded byWilliam Henry DraperAcademic officesPreceded byThe Hon John Hillyard Cameron Chancellor of the University of Trinity College1877 1901 Succeeded byChristopher Robinson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George William Allan amp oldid 1126507068, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
