H. Montagu Allan
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Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Montagu Allan CVO |
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Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan October 13, 1860 Montreal, Canada East |
| Died | September 26, 1951 (aged 90) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence | Ravenscrag |
| Occupation | Banker, ship owner & Lieutenant-Colonel of the Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Known for | Donated Allan Cup, championship trophy of amateur hockey in Canada |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan, CVO, (October 13, 1860 – September 26, 1951), of Ravenscrag in Montreal's Golden Square Mile. He was the principal heir of his father, Sir Hugh Allan, and became deputy chairman of the family-owned Allan Steamship Line. He was president of several major Canadian financial institutions and the Montreal General Hospital. He co-founded and was president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Montreal. In 1942, he and his wife donated their home, Ravenscrag, to the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, when it became known as the Allan Memorial Institute. He is best remembered as a sportsman who donated the Allan Cup, the trophy that is still awarded today to the Canadian men's amateur ice hockey champions.
Born in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, he was the second son of Sir Hugh Allan of Ravenscrag and Caroline Matilda Smith (1828-1881), the daughter of John Smith (d.1872), of Athelstane Hall, Montreal, and his wife Betsy Rae. From 1878 he was known as H. Montagu Allan to avoid confusion with his cousin Hugh Andrew Allan (1857–1938). He studied at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, then in Paris, before joining the family's shipping business, the Allan Line.
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