William Johnston Allen
William Johnston Allen (1835 – 12 June 1915) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1]
Biography[edit]
William Johnston Allen was born in Belfast, Ireland, the eldest child of Ruth Sayers Johnston and soap manufacturer William Bell Allen,[2] later a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, as the member for Williams from 1860 until 1864.[3] His father arrived in Sydney in 1841, and his mother brought William and his sister Eliza Allen, in 1844.[2] When he grew older, William joined his father in the soap and candle business.
On 21 April 1868 he married Edith Isabella Crew; they had eight children.
Legislative Assembly[edit]
William unsuccessfully stood for election to the Legislative Assembly for the district of Paddington, in 1880 for the then two member district,[4] 1882,[5] and 1887 as a member of the Protectionist Party. His brother Alfred also stood for Paddington in 1887 but for the Free Trade Party and was elected,[6] second of three Free Trade members.[7]
In 1888 William was narrowly elected in a by-election for Paddington in 1888,[1][8] in which three Free Trade members stood for the single vacancy, splitting the vote.[9] thereby sitting on the opposite side of the Legislative Assembly to Alfred.[2] William was defeated in 1889 while Alfred was re-elected.[10] Alfred was re-elected in 1891 and William again campaigned unsuccessfully against him.[11]
In 1895 the brothers both stood for the single member district of Waverley, however neither were elected.[12]
Death[edit]
Allen died in Waverley on 12 June 1915 (aged 79–80).[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Mr William Johnston Allen (1835-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d Walsh, G P (1969). "Allen, William Johnston (1839–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Mr William Bell Allen (1812-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Mr Alfred Allen (1839-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Election - Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1888 Paddington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "The Paddington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
