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Alexander Allen (physicist)
Alexander Allan or Allen may refer to: Politics and law * Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (c. 1764–1820), British politician, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed * Alexander Allen (politician) (1842–1924), American politician in the state of Washington * Alex Allan (born 1951), British civil servant Sports * Scotty Allan or Allan Alexander Allan (1867–1941), Scottish-born American dog musher * Alex Allan (footballer) (fl. 1910s), Scottish footballer * Alex Allen (baseball) (fl. 1940s), Negro league baseball player * Alexander Allen (bridge) (born 1953), American bridge player * Sandy Allen (cricketer) (born 1984), English cricketer * Alex Allan (rugby union) (born 1992), Scotland rugby union player Others * Alexander Allan (ship owner) (1780–1854), Scottish sea captain and businessman * Alexander Allan (locomotive engineer) (1809–1891), Scottish mechanical engineer * Alexander Allen (writer) (1814–1842), English writer and linguist * Alexander Viets Griswold A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (c. 1764 – 14 September 1820) was a British painter and politician. He joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1779 and had been promoted to captain when he served in the Fourth Mysore War in 1798 as Deputy Quartermaster-General. He painted numerous water colours of the campaign. On his return to England he was elected Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency), Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1803 to 1806 and 1807 to 1820. He was a List of East India Company directors, director of the East India Company from 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to his death. He was made a baronet on 18 September 1819, of Kingsgate, Kent, Kingsgate in the County of Kent. The title became extinct upon his death in 1820. He never married. References 1760s births 1820 deaths 18th-century British painters British male painters Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
