Absalom Shade Allan
Absalom Shade Allan | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1886–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Robert McKim |
| Succeeded by | George Tucker |
| Constituency | Wellington West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 26, 1843 Guelph, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Kate Bullock (m. 1871) |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Absalom Shade Allan (November 26, 1843 – February 1, 1928) was an
He was born near
Canada West in 1843, the son of Alexander Allan, who came from Aberdeen, Scotland. His uncle Absalom Shade founded Galt. Allan was educated in Preston, Elora and Toronto
. He taught school and then worked as a bookkeeper in Elora.
In 1868, he moved to the village of
Masonic lodge and was a member of the Presbyterian church, serving for a time as superintendent of the village Sunday school. In 1893, he helped draft a Children's Protection Act. He was defeated in the 1894 election. In 1901, Allan was appointed sheriff for Wellington County and he moved to Guelph
.
References
- Absalom Shade Allan – Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archive)
- Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1891). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 208.
- The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men. Vol. Ontario. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1880. pp. 577–578.
External links
- The Way It Was : A History of Minto Township, CM Harrison (1978)
- Guelph : Perspectives on a Century of Change 1900-2000 (2000)
- Transcription from Wellington County Atlas, 1906
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