John Allan (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John Allan (Canadian politician)
- John Allan (May 22, 1856 – July 31, 1922) was a Canadian politician.
- Allan was the Member of Provincial Parliament for the seat of Hamilton West from 1914 to 1919. He was born in Guelph, Canada West, the son of James Allan, a Scottish immigrant.
- He apprenticed as a builder in Hamilton and worked in the western United States from 1874 to 1879, when he moved to New York City.
- In 1881, he married Catherine Euler.
- He retired from construction in 1906 and returned to Hamilton.
- He served on the city council and was mayor for two years.
- Allan was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1914 by-election held after John Strathearn Hendrie was named Lieutenant-Governor for Ontario.
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