| 词条 | George Wigram Allen |
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|honorific-prefix = The Honourable |name = Sir George Wigram Allen |honorific-suffix = KCMG |image= George Wigram Allen.jpg |caption= Allen c.1880 |order = |term_start = |term_end = |monarch = |deputy = |predecessor = |successor = |order1 = 5th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly |term_start1 = 23 March 1875 |term_end1 = 23 November 1882 |predecessor1 = William Arnold |successor1 = Edmund Barton |constituency_MP4 = Glebe |parliament4 = New South Wales |term_start4 = 1864 |term_end4 = 1883 |predecessor4 = Thomas Smart |successor4 = Michael Chapman |birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1824|05|16}} |birth_place = Surry Hills, Colony of New South Wales |death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1885|06|23|1825|05|16}} |death_place = Glebe, New South Wales |spouse = Marian (née Boyce) Lady Allen |children = |signature = |allegiance = |branch= |serviceyears= |rank= |unit= |battles= }}Sir George Wigram Allen KCMG (16 May 1824 – 23 July 1885)[1] was an Australian politician and philanthropist. He was Speaker in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1875–1883. Allen was held in high esteem. As speaker he showed dignity, courtesy and ability; it was said of him: 'A man of calm judgment and much practical wisdom'.[1] Early lifeAllen was born in Surry Hills, New South Wales, the eldest son of George Allen (attorney and solicitor) and his wife Jane, née Bowden. He was educated under William Cape and at Sydney College, where he showed ability in classics and mathematics. In 1841, Allen was articled to his father and he became a solicitor in 1846.[1] Legal careerThe following year Allen entered a partnership with his father as a solicitor and today that firm is known as Allens and is the oldest in Australia.[2] He was also a director of many public companies including the Bank of New South Wales.[1] Public officeIn 1859 Allen became the first chairman and mayor of the Municipality of The Glebe, a position he held until 1877.[1] He was appointed a commissioner of national education in 1853 and held the position until 1867 and was nominated to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1860 and remained there until May 1861.[1] In 1869 Allen was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Glebe, and from December 1873 to February 1875 was minister for justice and public instruction in the first Henry Parkes ministry. In the following March he was elected speaker and remained in that position until January 1883. Allen retired from politics in August 1883 and died suddenly on 23 July 1885.[3][4][5] MarriageAllen married Marian Boyce (1835–1914),[6] eldest daughter of the Rev. William Boyce, in July 1851 and they lived at Strathmore, opposite his father's home Toxteth Park. In 1881 they moved to Toxteth Park having added a third storey, a tower and various embellishments such as a ballroom. The Allens entertained there on a grand scale. Lady Allen was an active charitable worker. She was involved with the boarding out of orphan children from the Benevolent Asylum and was a co-founder of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children. The marriage produced six sons and fours daughters.[1] HonoursHe was knighted K.C.M.G. in 1877.[7] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 Norman Cowper, Ruth Teale, 'Allen, Sir George Wigram (1824–1885)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 3, Melbourne University Press, 1969, pp 24-25. Retrieved 2009-09-20 {{s-start}}{{s-civ}}{{s-new|reason=Council proclaimed}}{{s-ttl | title= Chairman of The Glebe Municipal Council |years=1859{{spaced ndash}}1867}}{{s-non|reason=Renamed Mayor}}{{s-new|reason=Renamed from Chairman}}{{s-ttl | title= Mayor of The Glebe |years=1867{{spaced ndash}}1878}}{{s-aft | after=John Henry Seamer}}{{s-par|au-nsw}}{{s-bef | before=Thomas Smart }}{{s-ttl | title= Member for Glebe |years=1864{{spaced ndash}}1883}}{{s-aft | after=Michael Chapman}}{{s-bef | before=William Arnold }}{{s-ttl | title= Speaker of the Legislative Assembly |years=1875{{spaced ndash}}1882}}{{s-aft | after=Edmund Barton}}{{s-off}}{{s-new}}{{s-ttl | title= Minister for Justice and Public Instruction |years=1873{{spaced ndash}}1875}}{{s-aft | after=Joseph Docker}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, George Wigram}}2. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16888907 |title=OLDEST LEGAL FIRM. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=27 July 1932 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |page=10 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 3. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13593955 |title=The Late Sir GEORGE WIGRAM ALLEN. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=27 July 1885 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Sir George Wigram ALLEN (1824 - 1885)|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/member-details.aspx?pk=543|website=Former Members|publisher=Parliament of New South Wales|accessdate=10 November 2017}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=George Wigram Allen|url=http://www.sydneyaldermen.com.au/alderman/george-wigram-allen/|website=Sydney's Aldermen|publisher=City of Sydney}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15474583 |title=DEATH OF LADY ALLEN. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=22 January 1914 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |page=8 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13399732 |title=HONOUR OF KNIGHTHOOD. |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=10 September 1877 |accessdate=13 August 2012 |page=5 |publisher=National Library of Australia}} 10 : 1824 births|1885 deaths|Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council|Members of Newington College Council|Australian Methodists|Speakers of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Lawyers from Sydney|19th-century Australian politicians|Mayors of The Glebe |
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