James Allan (Canadian politician)
| James Allan | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1951–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Charles Martin |
| Succeeded by | Gord Miller |
| Constituency | Haldimand—Norfolk |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Noble Allan November 13, 1894 Canborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | May 9, 1992 (aged 97) Dunnville, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
James Noble Allan (November 13, 1894 – May 9, 1992) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1951 to 1975. He represented the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. He served as a cabinet minister in the government of Leslie Frost.
Allan was the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ontario for the years 1966 and 1967. He also held a Bachelor of Science degree. He died in 1992 at the Haldimand War Memorial Hospital.
Allan served as Mayor of Dunnville and Warden of Haldimand County along with various other municipal posts.
In the 1951 provincial election, Allan ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Haldimand—Norfolk. He defeated Liberal Elmo Riddle by 2,455 votes. He was re-elected five more times before losing to Liberal Gord Miller in 1975.
In 1955, he was appointed by Ontario Premier Leslie Frost to the cabinet as Minister of Highways. At the time, this was the government's largest department, and Allan oversaw a budget of $200 million. He was in charge of 8,000 employees. During his term, 10,000 miles of highways were built.
In 1958, Allan became Frost's finance minister, and introduced the province's first sales tax, nicknamed the "Frost bite" at a rate of 3%. When Frost retired, Allan ran in the 1961 PC leadership convention, placing fourth.
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