John J. Allen (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Mayor of Ottawa, Canada 1931-1933
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About John J. Allen (Canadian politician)
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- Allen (August 2, 1871 – June 7, 1935) was mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1931 to 1933. He was born in Dungannon in Huron County, Ontario in 1871.
- In 1900, he came to Ottawa and opened a drug store; eventually, he and his partner, William Cochrane, sold their business to United Drug Stores, later Rexall.
- Allen and Cochrane later established a brokerage firm.
- He served as president of the Rotary Club in the city and later served as district governor.
- During Allen's term as mayor, he initiated repairs of the city sewer system which helped generate employment during the Great Depression. Allen died of a heart attack in Montreal in 1935 and was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery.
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