George William Allan
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The Honourable George William Allan |
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Allan in May 1888
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| 11th Mayor of Toronto | |
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In office 1855–1855 |
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| Preceded by | Joshua George Beard |
| Succeeded by | John Beverley Robinson |
| Canadian Senator | |
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In office October 23, 1867 – July 24, 1901 |
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| Constituency | York, Ontario |
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January 9, 1822 York, Upper Canada |
| Died | July 24, 1901 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Louisa Maud Robinson Adelaide Schreiber |
| Religion | Anglican |
George William Allan, PC, FRGS, FZS (January 9, 1822 – July 24, 1901), was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a Mayor of Toronto and later as a Speaker of the Senate of Canada.
Allan attended Upper Canada College and served with the Bank Rifle Corps when it helped put down the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion. He went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1846, when he also married his first wife, Louisa Maud Robinson.
Allan travelled extensively before beginning his law practice. He toured Europe, the Nile River, Syria, the Holy Land, Turkey and Greece giving him a lifelong appreciation of travel and winning him election to the Royal Geographic Society.
He was a Toronto alderman from 1849 until 1855, when he was elected the 11th Mayor of Toronto. In 1858, he entered national politics representing York on the Legislative Council until Canadian Confederation. In 1867 he was nominated to the Canadian Senate as one of its first members and sat as a Conservative. In 1869 he was appointed government trustee for municipal bond fund of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway. He was chairman of the Standing Committee on Banking and Commerce for many years and was Speaker from 1888 until 1891. He remained in the Upper House until his death in 1901.
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