Allan, James
Personal
Birth Date:
20 December 1856 (Airdrie)
Death Date:
26 January 1938 (Brisbane, Queensland)
Parents:
Robert Allan and Mary (nee Hodge)
Family:
Elizabeth Stark on 4 June 1885, 2 sons, 2 daughters
Education:
Athenaeum Public School; Andersonian University, Glasgow, Scotland
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Apprentice draper, Daley & Co., Glasgow prior to arriving in Australia in 1879; Assistant, D.L. Brown & Co.; Co-founder of Allan & Stark Brisbane Drapers, 1882
Local Government Service:
Alderman, South Brisbane Municipal Council 1892-1895
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | MIN | South Brisbane | 2 Oct 1909 | 27 Apr 1912 | |
| Assembly | MIN | Kurilpa | 27 Apr 1912 | 22 May 1915 |
Additional Information
Notes:
Member, Brisbane Drapers' Association; Member, Rotary Club; Member, Committee of Management of the Brisbane Hospital 1914
Sources:
Image sourced from The Queenslander, page 25 3 Apr 1915; Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974); Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001)
[Last Modified: Tuesday, 04 December 2018]