George Allan (1767–1828) was an English barrister and politician.

Life

The son of George Allan (1736–1800) and his wife Anne Nicholson, he was born at

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...

; he was sent to Hertford Grammar School, under

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. He matriculated at

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in 1785, and graduated B.A. there in 1789. He was

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in 1790 at the

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, which he had joined in 1785. Allan resided at Blackwell Grange. He was elected as Member of Parliament for in 1813, as a Tory opponent of reform and

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. He withdrew as a candidate for Durham in the 1818 general election, not long before the poll. He became a fellow of the

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in 1813.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allan, George 1767 births 1828 deaths English barristers Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the City of Durham Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London UK MPs 1812–1818 People from Darlington