George William Allan (August 13, 1860 – December 6, 1940) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Toronto, his father, George William Allan, (Sr.), served in the Canadian Senate for 35 years, including a term as Speaker of the Senate. The younger Allan moved in his adult life to Winnipeg, Manitoba where he was elected to one term in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 election as the Unionist Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South.
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| Name | Allan, George William |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | Canadian politician |
| Date of birth | August 13, 1860 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | December 6, 1940 |
| Place of death | |
Famous quotes containing the words william and/or allan:
“I often think it’s comical
How Nature always does contrive
That every boy and every gal,
That’s born into the world alive,
Is either a little Liberal,
Or else a little Conservative!”
—Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)
“Nor will this overwhelming tendency to do wrong for wrong’s sake, admit of analysis, or resolution into ulterior elements. It is a radical, a primitive impulse—elementary.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)