Allan, William
Personal
Birth Date:
1840 (Edinburgh)
Death Date:
19 October 1901 (Sydney, New South Wales)
Parents:
Alexander Allan and Rebecca (nee Fraser)
Family:
Emila Mate at Tarcutta, New South Wales in 1871, 4 sons, 6 daughters
Education:
Oliphant's School, Edinburgh; Andersonian University, Glasgow
Religion:
Presbyterian
Career
Purchased Geraldra Station, New South Wales; Stock and station agent, Young, New South Wales, 1871; Purchased Whyenbah and Woolerina Stations, Queensland, 1874; Purchased Braeside Stud, Darling Downs, 1879; Partner, B.D. Morehead & Co, 1882; Managing partner, B.D. Morehead & Co, 1886
Military Service:
Major, Darling Downs Mounted Infantry Regiment
Parliamentary Representation
| House | Party | Electorate | From | To | Elected/Departure Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | NONE | Darling Downs | 29 Nov 1881 | 1 Oct 1883 | By-election |
| Assembly | NONE | Darling Downs | 6 Sep 1887 | 4 May 1888 | By-election |
| Assembly | NONE | Cunningham | 5 May 1888 | 21 Mar 1896 | |
| Council | NONE | Legislative Council | 11 Mar 1897 | 19 Oct 1901 | Died in Office |
Additional Information
Notes:
President, Queensland Club; Brisbane Chamber of Commerce; Eastern Downs Agricultural and Horticultural Association; Fellow, Royal Geographical Society Queensland; Committee, Royal Agricultural Society; Queensland National Association; Committee, Darling Downs Pastoralists' Association; Pastoralists' Council of Australia
Sources:
Image courtesy of John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland; Waterson, DB, A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament: 1860-1929, 2nd revised edition (Sydney: Casket Publications, 2001); Hughes, Colin A and BD Graham, Voting for the Queensland Legislative Assembly 1890-1964, (Canberra: ANU, Department of Political Science, 1974)
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