William Johnston Allen

William Johnston Allen (1835 – 12 June 1915) was an Irish-born Australian politician.[1]

He was the son of Ruth Sayers Johnston and soap manufacturer William Bell Allen,[2] later a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, as the member for Williams from 1860 until 1864,.[3] The family arrived in Sydney in 1841, and he joined his father in the soap and candle business. On 21 April 1868 he married Edith Isabella Crew; they had eight children.

Legislative Assembly

William unsuccessfully stood for election to the Legislative Assembly for the district of Paddington, in 1880 for the then two member district,[4] 1882,[5] and 1887 as a member of the Protectionist Party. His brother Alfred also stood for Paddington in 1887 but for the Free Trade Party and was elected,[6] second of three Free Trade members.[7]

In 1888 William was narrowly elected in a by-election for Paddington in 1888,[1][8] in which three Free Trade members stood for the single vacancy, splitting the vote.[9] thereby sitting on the opposite side of the Legislative Assembly to Alfred.[2] William was defeated in 1889 however William was defeated while Alfred was re-elected.[10] Alfred was re-elected in 1891 and William again campaigned unsuccessfully against him.[11]

In 1895 the brothers both stood for the single member district of Waverley, but neither were elected.[12]

Death

Allen died in Waverley on June 12, 1915(1915-06-12) (aged 79–80).[1][2]

References

"Mr William Johnston Allen (1835-1915)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
Walsh, G P (1969). "Allen, William Bell (1812–1869)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 October 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
"Mr William Bell Allen (1812-1869)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
Green, Antony. "1880 Paddington". 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.
"Mr Alfred Allen (1839-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
Green, Antony. "1887 Election - Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
Green, Antony. "1888 Paddington by-election". 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. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by William Trickett	Member for Paddington 1888–1889 With: Alfred Allen John Neild	Succeeded by Alfred Allen Robert King John Shepherd Jack Want

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[William_Johnston_Allen_NSW_Parl-1] "Mr William Johnston Allen (1835-1915)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[William_Bell_Allen_ADB-2] Walsh, G P (1969). "Allen, William Bell (1812–1869)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 October 2018 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

[William_Bell_Allen_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr William Bell Allen (1812-1869)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[1880_Paddington-4] Green, Antony. "1880 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[1885_Paddington-5] Green, Antony. "1885 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[Alfred_Allen_NSW_Parl-6] "Mr Alfred Allen (1839-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[1887_Paddington-7] Green, Antony. "1887 Election - Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[1888_Paddington-8] Green, Antony. "1888 Paddington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[9] "The Paddington election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 January 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2019 – via Trove.

[1889_Paddington-10] Green, Antony. "1889 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[1891_Paddington-11] Green, Antony. "1891 Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

[1895_Waverley-12] Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2019.