Alfred Allen (Australian politician)
Alfred Allen (1839 – 5 August 1917) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1]
Biography
[edit]Alfred Allen was born in Belfast to soap and candle manufacturer William Bell Allen and Ruth Johnston Sayers. His father arrived in Sydney in 1841; his mother and siblings followed in 1844.[2] Allen's father was a member of the Legislative Assembly, as the member for Williams from 1860 until 1864.[3]
Allen was dismissed from his apprenticeship to an engineers' firm after supporting early closing and the eight-hour day. His sister Eliza Pottie (née Allen), who was active in social reform causes, supported his campaign for a shorter workday.[4] He worked as an engineer, goldminer, farmer, printer, manufacturer and insurance salesman before his father's death in 1869 led him to take over the family business with his brother William Johnston Allen.
He married Amelia Petford on 9 September 1861; they had four children.[2]
Legislative Assembly
[edit]He twice unsuccessfully stood for election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, in 1880 for the two member district of Canterbury,[5] and in 1885 for the three member district of Paddington.[6] In 1887 he was elected second of the three members for Paddington and all three were members of the Free Trade Party. His elder brother William was a member of the Protectionist Party and had campaigned unsuccessfully against Alfred in 1887.[ 7 ] Уильям был узко избран на дополнительных выборах в 1888 году, [ 8 ] тем самым сидя на противоположной стороне законодательного собрания в Альфред. [ 2 ] Альфред был переизбран в 1889 году, однако Уильям был побежден. [ 9 ] Альфред был переизбран в 1891 году, и Уильям снова безуспешно выступил против него. [ 10 ]
Избиратели с несколькими членами были отменены в 1894 году, и Аллен стал независимым кандидатом от свободной торговли в Уэйверли , но был побежден. [ 11 ] И Альфред, и Уильям стояли на выборах в 1895 году для Уэйверли, но ни один из них не был успешным. [ 12 ] Альфред снова безуспешно выступил в 1898 году, на этот раз для Queanbeyan, [ 13 ] и 1901 для Уэверли. [ 14 ]
Смерть
[ редактировать ]Аллен умер в Уэверли 5 августа 1917 года (в возрасте 77–78 лет). [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Ссылки
[ редактировать ]- ^ Jump up to: а беременный «Мистер Альфред Аллен (1839-1917)» . Бывшие члены парламента Нового Южного Уэльса . Получено 27 апреля 2019 года .
- ^ Jump up to: а беременный в дюймовый Уолш, GP (1969). «Аллен, Уильям Белл (1812–1869)» . Австралийский словарь биографии . Канберра: Национальный центр биографии, Австралийский национальный университет . ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7 Полем ISSN 1833-7538 . OCLC 70677943 . Получено 8 октября 2018 года .
- ^ «Мистер Уильям Белл Аллен (1812-1869)» . Бывшие члены парламента Нового Южного Уэльса . Получено 27 апреля 2019 года .
- ^ Godden, Judith, "Pottie, Eliza (1837–1907)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 27 February 2021
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Canterbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "The Paddington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Election - Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
