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John Allen (Manitoba Politician)
John Allen may refer to: Academia *John Allen (historian) (1771–1843), Scottish historian and political writer *John Allen (bookseller) (1789–1829), English bookseller and antiquary *John S. Allen (1907–1982), American university president Business and industry *John Allen (miner) (1775–?), English lead miner aboard HMS ''Investigator'' *John Allen (trade unionist) (1804–1888), Irish trade union leader *John Allen (saloon keeper) (1823–1870), American saloon keeper and underworld figure in New York City Military *John Allen (soldier) (1771–1813), American Army officer killed in the War of 1812 *John M. Allen (soldier) (died 1847), American soldier; first mayor of Galveston, Texas *John Allen (Irish nationalist) (died 1855), Irish nationalist and colonel in the French army *John R. Allen Jr. (born 1935), United States Air Force general *John R. Allen (born 1953), United States Marine Corps general *John J. Allen (general), United States Air Force general Politics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allen (historian)
John Allen (3 February 1771 – 10 April 1843) was a prominent eighteenth and nineteenth century political and historical writer, and Master of the College of God's Gift in Dulwich (then colloquially called "Dulwich College").Brian Harrison (ed), (2004), ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', pages 309–310, (Oxford University Press) More than one street in Kensington, London, is named after him. Early life John Allen was born at Redfoord in the parish of Colinton near Edinburgh. His father, James Allen, was the owner of the small estate of Redfoord and was a writer to the Signet. When his father became bankrupt his mother's family and his stepfather ensured that he had a good education. In time he was apprenticed to an Edinburgh surgeon by the name of Arnot. Whilst there his companion in instruction was Professor Thomson who would be a lifelong friend. Early career In 1791 he became M.D. of the University of Edinburgh. After achieving his M.D. he waited for a practice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
