William Johnston Allen

This article is about member for Paddington born 1835. For his father, the member for Williams born 1812, see William Bell Allen.

William Johnston Allen (1835 – 12 June 1915) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1]

Biography

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

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

Allen died in Waverley on 12 June 1915(1915-06-12) (aged 79–80).[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mr William Johnston Allen (1835-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Walsh, G P (1969). "Allen, William Johnston (1839–1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Mr William Bell Allen (1812-1869)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Mr Alfred Allen (1839-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Election - Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1888 Paddington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  9. ^ "The Paddington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via Trove.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Paddington
1888–1889
With: Alfred Allen
John Neild 		Succeeded by