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Sir Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan, (October 13, 1860 – September 26, 1951) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the principal heir of his father,

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, and became deputy chairman of the family-owned Allan Steamship Line. He was president of several major Canadian financial institutions and of the Montreal General Hospital. He co-founded and was president of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in

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. In 1940, he and his wife donated their Montreal home, Ravenscrag, to the

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, and it became known as the Allan Memorial Institute. He is best remembered as a sportsman who donated the

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, a trophy that is still awarded today to the Canadian men's amateur

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champions.

Early life

Born in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, he was the second son of

of Ravenscrag and his wife, Caroline Matilda Smith (1828–1881), daughter of John Smith (d. 1872) of Athelstane Hall, Montreal, and his wife Betsy Rae. From 1878, he was known as H. Montagu Allan to avoid confusion with his cousin Hugh Andrew Allan (1857–1938). He studied at Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec, then in

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, before joining the family's shipping business, the

Allan Line The Allan Shipping Line was started in 1819, by Alexander Allan (ship-owner), Captain Alexander Allan of Saltcoats, Ayrshire, trading and transporting between Scotland and Montreal, a route which quickly became synonymous with the Allan Line. By th ...

Business career

Allan rose to become deputy chairman of the Allan Line before retiring from the family business in 1912. By then, he was president of the

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, the Acadia Coal Company, the Canadian Rubber Company, the Canadian Paper Company, and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which he co-founded. He was a director and president of the Merchant's Bank of Canada (which had assets of $190 million in 1921) during its amalgamation into the

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in 1922. He also served as a Councillor and Treasurer of the Montreal Board of Trade. He served on the

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of several major companies, including Canada Steamship Lines,

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, Montreal Light, Heat & Power, Montreal Rolling Mills, the Montreal Street Railway Company, the Ogilvie Flour Mills Company, the Montreal Investment Trust and the Guarantee Company of North America.

Other interests

Allan was Chairman of the Bishop's College School Association, President of the Montreal General Hospital, President of the St. Andrew's Society of Montreal, Vice-President of the Montreal

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Club, and he was one of the founders of the Mount Royal Club and the Winter Club. He was a leader in the

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and a director for the

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. Allan was honorary

of the 5th Regiment of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. In 1915, he was appointed Lieutenant-Colonel of the

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and accompanied them to Europe, where he fought in

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. Allan was an avid sportsman and outdoor enthusiast, and a member of a number of sporting clubs. He had a special passion for horses and served as Master of the Montreal Hunt, President of the Canadian

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Association, Director of the

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, President of the Montreal Jockey Club and Chairman of the Montreal Horse Show Association. He owned a

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horse-racing stable, and his horses won several Queen's Plates, Montreal Hunt Cups, Members' Plates and the Hunters' Handicap Steeplechase Cup. Allan was created a

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by King

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in 1906, and the following year was made a Commander of the

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. He held the

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(3rd Class), after entertaining Prince Fushimi Sadanaru at his Montreal home, Ravenscrag, where he also hosted

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and Prince Edward, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII). Among other clubs, Allan was a member of the St. James' Club, the Mount Royal Club, the Forest and Stream, The Toronto Club, the Rideau Club and the Manitoba Club. In

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, he was a member of the Knickerbocker Club, and in

, he was a member of the

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The Allan Memorial Cup

When the

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was restricted to competition between professional

clubs, amateur teams no longer had a championship to which they could aspire. Allan was a well-known ice hockey enthusiast, and in 1908, he donated the

, a trophy that would represent the highest level of achievement for amateur hockey teams across Canada. The Cup is awarded annually to the

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champions of Canada. Like the Stanley Cup, the Allan Cup was originally a challenge trophy, meaning teams could issue challenges to the reigning champion, hoping to defeat them and earn the status of champion for themselves. In 1914, the

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(CAHA) was formed and the Allan Cup became its championship trophy under the control of trustees appointed by Allan himself. At the CAHA general meeting in March 1927,

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requested to have the CAHA take control of the Allan Cup and its profits from the trustees, and use the funds to build amateur hockey in Canada. He felt the move justified as the CAHA had evolved and was able to manage its own affairs. His motion asked for H. Montagu Allan to donate the cup to the CAHA, and establish an Allan Cup committee which included trustee William Northey. Beginning in 1920, when hockey was first introduced to the

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, the reigning Allan Cup champion was chosen to represent Canada. This continued until Father David Bauer introduced a National Hockey program that produced a team of selects at the

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. For his contribution to the sport of ice hockey, Allan was made a member of the

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in 1945 in the Builders category. His cousin, Brenda (

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), known as Lady Meredith (1867–1959), donated the Lady Meredith Cup in 1920, which was the first ice hockey trophy to be competed for amongst women in Canada.

Marriage and children

On October 18, 1893, Allan married Marguerite Ethel Mackenzie (1873–1957), daughter of Hector MacKenzie (1843–1901) of Montreal and his wife Martha Alger, granddaughter of

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and Holmes Hinkley, both of

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. Lady Allan's father was President of J.G. Mackenzie & Co. of Montreal, a director of the

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, vice-president of the Merchants Bank, vice-president of the

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and President of the Montreal

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Society. Lady Allan was a niece of The Hon. Frederick Mackenzie and sister-in-law of Edward Ermatinger, of Montreal. The Allans were the parents of four children, all of whom they outlived: * (Marguerite) Martha Allan (1895–1942), died unmarried. * Lt. Hugh Allan (1897-6 July 1917). Educated at

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(where he was a prefect and elected a member of 'Pop') and

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. In 1915, he joined The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada before transferring and becoming a Flight Sub-Lieutenant with the

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. He was shot down on his first service flight over the

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, during

. He was unmarried. * Anna Marjory Allan (18 November 1898 – 7 May 1915), killed on the

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. * Gwendolyn Evelyn Allan (20 April 1900 – 7 May 1915), killed on the RMS Lusitania. In May 1915, during

, Lady Allan, along with daughters Anna, 16, and Gwen, 15, were aboard the when it was sunk by German

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. After she and her daughters jumped into the water, Lady Allan was severely injured. While she was rescued, both daughters drowned. Anna's body was never found, but Gwendolyn's was recovered the next day and returned to Montreal for burial.

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, the future wife of Sir Montagu's Scottish cousin, Jimmy Allan, was also a passenger on the Lusitania. Two years after this tragedy, the war claimed a third child, Hugh, who was killed in action, shot down over the English Channel in July 1917 while serving with the Royal Naval Air Service. File:Lady Montague Allan's children at Cacouna, 1901.jpg, The Allan children at Cacouna, 1901 File:Lady Marguerite Allan and her two eldest daughters, Montreal, 1906.jpg, Lady Allan with her two youngest daughters, 1906 File:Sir Monatgue and Lady Allan, 1940.jpg, Sir Montagu and Lady Allan at the Guy Street theatre, Montreal, 1940

Residences

Sir Montagu and Lady Allan lived at '' Ravenscrag'' in the Golden Square Mile during the winters and at ''Montrose'' in Cacouna during the summers. Sir Montagu also owned ''Allancroft'', a farm near

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, where he reared his horses. ''Allancroft'' burned down in 1938. After the death of their youngest daughters, the Allans spent less time at ''Montrose'', and in 1941, they sold the house to the

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for $10,000.Cacouna
In 1940, the Allans gave ''Ravenscrag'' to the

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. They are interred in

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, next to two of their daughters. File:Ravenscrag, Montreal, in 1903.jpg, ''Ravenscrag'', the Allans' home in Montreal, 1903 File:Montrose, Cacouna.jpg, ''Montrose'' in Cacouna, the Allans' summer residence, 1901

References

External links

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