Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (c. 1764 – 14 September 1820) was a British painter and politician. Arthur William Devis - Sir Alexander Allan - F64

He joined the

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as a cadet in 1779 and had been promoted to captain when he served in the

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in 1798 as Deputy Quartermaster-General. He painted numerous water colours of the campaign. On his return to England he was elected

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(MP) for

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from 1803 to 1806 and 1807 to 1820. He was a director of the East India Company from 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to his death. He was made a

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on 18 September 1819, of Kingsgate in the

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. The title became extinct upon his death in 1820. He never married.

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1760s births 1820 deaths 18th-century British painters British male painters Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies UK MPs 1802–1806 UK MPs 1807–1812 UK MPs 1812–1818 UK MPs 1818–1820 Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Directors of the British East India Company {{UK-baronet-stub