324:
43:
347:
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
914:
894:
856:
300:
899:
231:
1875â1883. 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'.
368:
215:
827:
312:
287:, a position he held until 1877. He was appointed a commissioner of national education in 1853 and held the position until 1867 and was nominated to the
58:
904:
924:
810:
793:
131:
259:, where he showed ability in classics and mathematics. In 1841, Allen was articled to his father and he became a solicitor in 1846.
555:
315:
and remained in that position until
January 1883. Allen retired from politics in August 1883 and died suddenly on 23 July 1885.
420:
349:
784:
292:
244:
228:
288:
468:
407:
526:
33:
909:
412:
267:
The following year Allen entered a partnership with his father as a solicitor and today that firm is known as
561:
534:
304:
929:
919:
240:
169:
800:
296:
108:
102:
768:
743:
682:
634:
588:
499:
463:
284:
332:
820:
611:
272:
81:
402:
189:
271:
and is the oldest in
Australia. He was also a director of many public companies including the
256:
657:
889:
884:
705:
473:
8:
340:
710:
662:
224:
434:
426:
416:
291:
in 1860 and remained there until May 1861. In 1869 Allen was elected a member of the
268:
361:
173:
459:
220:
25:
677:
629:
583:
494:
878:
866:
837:
430:
93:
438:
522:
308:
252:
323:
42:
331:
Allen married Marian Boyce (1835â1914), eldest daughter of the Rev.
219:(16 May 1824 â 23 July 1885) was an Australian politician and
458:
548:
369:
Knight
Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
283:
In 1859 Allen became the first chairman and mayor of the
352:. The marriage produced six sons and four daughters.
915:
895:
59:
900:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
876:
299:, and from December 1873 to February 1875 was
247:(attorney and solicitor) and his wife Jane,
400:
857:Minister of Justice and Public Instruction
531:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
515:
411:. Canberra: National Centre of Biography,
301:Minister of Justice and Public Instruction
41:
401:Cowper, Norman & Teale, Ruth (1969).
71:23 March 1875 â 23 November 1882
704:
656:
322:
311:. In the following March he was elected
744:Chairman of The Glebe Municipal Council
877:
464:"Allen, Sir George Wigram (1824â1885)"
403:"Allen, Sir George Wigram (1824â1885)"
556:"Sir George Wigram Allen (1824-1885)"
527:"Elections for the District of Glebe"
396:
394:
392:
390:
388:
386:
384:
350:Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children
905:Members of Newington College Council
785:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
293:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
229:New South Wales Legislative Assembly
925:19th-century Australian politicians
828:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
289:New South Wales Legislative Council
13:
584:"The Late Sir George Wigram Allen"
469:Dictionary of Australian Biography
452:
408:Australian Dictionary of Biography
381:
14:
941:
521:
335:, in July 1851 and they lived at
278:
714:. 1 February 1884. p. 486.
698:
670:
666:. 5 October 1877. p. 5512.
262:
686:. 10 September 1877. p. 5
650:
622:
604:
576:
487:
413:Australian National University
251:Bowden. He was educated under
1:
562:Parliament of New South Wales
535:Parliament of New South Wales
374:
339:, opposite his father's home
234:
638:. 22 January 1914. p. 8
327:Lady Allen as a widow c.1900
241:Surry Hills, New South Wales
7:
861:1873 – 1875
832:1875 – 1882
805:1869 – 1883
773:1867 – 1878
748:1859 – 1867
367:In 1884 he was appointed a
318:
10:
946:
503:. 27 July 1932. p. 10
355:
103:New South Wales Parliament
863:
854:
849:
844:
834:
825:
817:
807:
798:
790:
783:
775:
766:
757:
741:
732:
727:
683:The Sydney Morning Herald
635:The Sydney Morning Herald
592:. 27 July 1885. p. 5
589:The Sydney Morning Herald
500:The Sydney Morning Herald
285:Municipality of The Glebe
205:
195:
179:
174:Colony of New South Wales
156:
151:
147:
137:
125:
114:
99:
87:
75:
64:
56:
52:
40:
23:
343:. In 1881 they moved to
273:Bank of New South Wales
212:Sir George Wigram Allen
30:Sir George Wigram Allen
678:"Honour of knighthood"
560:Former members of the
328:
190:Glebe, New South Wales
910:Australian Methodists
763:Renamed from Chairman
630:"Death of Lady Allen"
612:"George Wigram Allen"
474:Angus & Robertson
326:
16:Australian politician
243:, the eldest son of
930:Mayors of The Glebe
920:Lawyers from Sydney
495:"Oldest legal firm"
845:Political offices
769:Mayor of The Glebe
738:Council proclaimed
711:The London Gazette
694:– via Trove.
663:The London Gazette
646:– via Trove.
600:– via Trove.
511:– via Trove.
415:. pp. 24â25.
329:
239:Allen was born in
199:Marian (nÊe Boyce)
873:
872:
864:Succeeded by
835:Succeeded by
808:Succeeded by
778:John Henry Seamer
776:Succeeded by
618:. City of Sydney.
616:Sydney's Aldermen
422:978-0-522-84459-7
209:
208:
937:
818:Preceded by
801:Member for Glebe
791:Preceded by
725:
724:
716:
715:
702:
696:
695:
693:
691:
674:
668:
667:
654:
648:
647:
645:
643:
626:
620:
619:
608:
602:
601:
599:
597:
580:
574:
573:
571:
569:
552:
546:
545:
543:
541:
519:
513:
512:
510:
508:
491:
485:
484:
482:
480:
456:
450:
449:
447:
445:
398:
218:
186:
166:
164:
152:Personal details
140:
128:
119:
105:
90:
78:
69:
45:
21:
20:
945:
944:
940:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
875:
874:
869:
860:
840:
831:
823:
813:
811:Michael Chapman
804:
796:
779:
772:
764:
761:
747:
739:
736:
720:
719:
703:
699:
689:
687:
676:
675:
671:
655:
651:
641:
639:
628:
627:
623:
610:
609:
605:
595:
593:
582:
581:
577:
567:
565:
554:
553:
549:
539:
537:
520:
516:
506:
504:
493:
492:
488:
478:
476:
460:Serle, Percival
457:
453:
443:
441:
423:
399:
382:
377:
358:
321:
281:
265:
237:
214:
200:
188:
184:
168:
162:
160:
143:Michael Chapman
138:
126:
120:
115:
106:
101:
88:
76:
70:
65:
48:
36:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
943:
933:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
871:
870:
865:
862:
853:
847:
846:
842:
841:
836:
833:
824:
821:William Arnold
819:
815:
814:
809:
806:
797:
792:
788:
787:
781:
780:
777:
774:
765:
762:
755:
754:
752:Renamed Mayor
749:
740:
737:
730:
729:
728:Civic offices
718:
717:
697:
669:
649:
621:
603:
575:
547:
514:
486:
451:
421:
379:
378:
376:
373:
357:
354:
320:
317:
305:first ministry
280:
277:
264:
261:
257:Sydney College
236:
233:
221:philanthropist
207:
206:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
187:(aged 60)
181:
177:
176:
158:
154:
153:
149:
148:
145:
144:
141:
135:
134:
129:
123:
122:
112:
111:
100:Member of the
97:
96:
91:
85:
84:
82:William Arnold
79:
73:
72:
62:
61:
54:
53:
50:
49:
46:
38:
37:
32:
29:
26:The Honourable
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
942:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
896:
893:
891:
888:
886:
883:
882:
880:
868:
867:Joseph Docker
859:
858:
852:
848:
843:
839:
838:Edmund Barton
830:
829:
822:
816:
812:
803:
802:
795:
789:
786:
782:
771:
770:
760:
756:
753:
750:
746:
745:
735:
731:
726:
723:
713:
712:
707:
701:
685:
684:
679:
673:
665:
664:
659:
653:
637:
636:
631:
625:
617:
613:
607:
591:
590:
585:
579:
564:
563:
557:
551:
536:
532:
528:
524:
523:Green, Antony
518:
502:
501:
496:
490:
475:
471:
470:
465:
461:
455:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
418:
414:
410:
409:
404:
397:
395:
393:
391:
389:
387:
385:
380:
372:
370:
365:
363:
353:
351:
346:
342:
338:
334:
333:William Boyce
325:
316:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
286:
279:Public office
276:
274:
270:
260:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
232:
230:
226:
222:
217:
213:
204:
198:
194:
191:
182:
178:
175:
171:
159:
155:
150:
146:
142:
136:
133:
130:
124:
118:
113:
110:
104:
98:
95:
94:Edmund Barton
92:
86:
83:
80:
74:
68:
63:
60:
55:
51:
44:
39:
35:
27:
22:
19:
855:
850:
826:
799:
794:Thomas Smart
767:
758:
751:
742:
733:
721:
709:
700:
688:. Retrieved
681:
672:
661:
652:
640:. Retrieved
633:
624:
615:
606:
594:. Retrieved
587:
578:
566:. Retrieved
559:
550:
540:11 September
538:. Retrieved
530:
517:
505:. Retrieved
498:
489:
477:. Retrieved
467:
454:
442:. Retrieved
406:
366:
359:
345:Toxteth Park
344:
341:Toxteth Park
336:
330:
309:Henry Parkes
282:
266:
263:Legal career
253:William Cape
248:
245:George Allen
238:
211:
210:
185:(1885-07-23)
183:23 July 1885
139:Succeeded by
132:Thomas Smart
116:
89:Succeeded by
66:
47:Allen c.1880
18:
890:1885 deaths
885:1824 births
706:"No. 25314"
658:"No. 24509"
479:25 February
170:Surry Hills
167:16 May 1824
127:Preceded by
77:Preceded by
879:Categories
851:New office
472:. Sydney:
375:References
337:Strathmore
235:Early life
201:Lady Allen
163:1824-05-16
759:New title
734:New title
690:13 August
642:13 August
596:13 August
507:13 August
431:1833-7538
364:in 1877.
223:. He was
196:Spouse(s)
121:1864â1883
117:In office
67:In office
568:27 April
462:(1949).
444:27 April
439:70677943
371:(KCMG).
362:knighted
319:Marriage
722:
360:He was
356:Honours
313:Speaker
303:in the
255:and at
227:in the
225:Speaker
437:
429:
419:
269:Allens
297:Glebe
109:Glebe
692:2012
644:2012
598:2012
570:2019
542:2020
509:2012
481:2021
446:2019
435:OCLC
427:ISSN
417:ISBN
295:for
216:KCMG
180:Died
157:Born
107:for
57:5th
34:KCMG
307:of
249:nÊe
881::
708:.
680:.
660:.
632:.
614:.
586:.
558:.
533:.
529:.
525:.
497:.
466:.
433:.
425:.
405:.
383:^
275:.
172:,
572:.
544:.
483:.
448:.
165:)
161:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
