Andrew Allan (shipowner)
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Sir Hugh Allan as President of the Allan Line and the Merchant's Bank of Canada etc. |
Andrew Allan (1 December 1822 – 27 June 1901) was a
Early life
Born in 1822 at
Shipping
As a clerk, Andrew joined the newly organised shipping firm of Edmonstone, Allan & Co., of which his brother,
There was never any doubt that
When Hugh died in 1882, Andrew took his place as head of the Allan family's Canadian enterprises, presiding over the peak of the shipping firm's worldwide cargo and passenger activities in the 1880s and 1890s. Andrew had kept things as they were under his brother, but by 1897 it was necessary to make some major changes, in part to raise additional capital for a new fleet of ships. He presided over the dissolution of the family partnership and the creation of a steamship company with
Banking
In 1861, Andrew and Hugh Allan founded the
Since its creation, the bank had been used by the Allan family, including Andrew, to finance their personal investments, particularly in
Railways
Andrew had enjoyed relative success in shipping and banking, but his involvement with the
Further business interests
Andrew Allan was president of several manufacturing enterprises, including the
Private life
Andrew Allan was chairman of
In comparison to his brother
Family
In 1848, Andrew Allan married Isabella Ann Smith, one of the four daughters of John Smith (d.1872) of Athelstane Hall, Montreal, and his wife Betsy Rea. John Smith was a native of
- Bessie Rae Allan (born 1848). In 1868, she married Captain William Henry Benyon (1842–1912), of the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, son of Thomas Benyon of New Grange Hall, Leeds
- Nina (Jean Crawford) Allan (1851–1922). She married William Mackenzie, of Montreal, and had four children with him, including Isabel, later Mrs Alex Paterson. In 1876, while still married to Mr Mackenzie, she eloped to the United States with Frederick Henderson Brydges (1852–1928),[6] son of Charles John Brydges.[7] In 1877, she divorced her first husband and married Mr Brydges in Boston, moving with him to Winnipeg.
- John Smith Allan, of Montreal. He married Adelaide Stuart Gault (1857–1937), daughter of The Hon. eloped to San Francisco with Mrs Edith Montagu Hebden.[8]
- Hugh Andrew Allan (1857–1938), in charge of the Allan Line at Boston (1887–1892) and chairman at London (1909–1917).[9] He married Margaret Rae, daughter of William Rae, merchant, ship-owner and agent to the Allan Line at Quebec. Their only child, (Margaret) Rachel, married Maj. George Bevil Hastings Wheler MC, of Otterden Place, Kent.
- Andrew Alexander Allan (1860–1919), was vice-president of the Allan Line at Montreal.[10] He was the father of Doris, wife of Russell Cowans of Montreal.
- James Bryce Allan (1861–1945) K.C. Educated at who represented the Allan family businesses. He died unmarried in England.
- William Rae Allan (1864–1926), shipping agent to the Allan Line at Winnipeg.[12]
- Isabel Brenda Allan (1867–1959). In 1888, she married Sir Vincent Meredith. No children.
References
- ^ Biography of Andrew Allan in the Canadian Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Biography of Andrew Allan at Electric Scotland
- ^ Negotiating Identities in 19th and 20th Century Montreal (2005), Bettina Bradbury and Tamara Myers
- ^ Electric Scotland's Biography of Andrew Allan
- ^ Dictionary of Architects in CanadaArchived 2018-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Biography of Frederick Brydges
- ^ New York Times – January 25, 1876
- ^ New York Times – June 5, 1892
- ^ Hugh Andrew Allan
- ^ Biography of Andrew Allan at Quebec History
- ^ History of McMaster Meighen
- ^ Biography of William Rae Allan