William Allan (UK politician)
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Sir William Allan, DL
(1837 – 28 December 1903) was a Liberal Party
politician in the United Kingdom
. He was Member of Parliament
for Gateshead
from 1893 until his death in 1903.
Sir William's professional career was as a steamship engineer in the early years of construction of these vessels and his business was the Nova Scotia engineering works in Sunderland, England. He was also involved with a sea line, the Albyn Line, which bore the beginning letters of his surname. His early life included crew experience on steamships which were at one stage gun-running to America during the American Civil War
, and he wrote of a number of dangerous escapades during this time. Later whilst a parliamentarian as member for Gateshead he became a Sea Lord. He published a book which was an illustrated account of his life, for his grandchildren, as well as a number of books of traditional Scottish poetry.
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(1837 – 28 December 1903) was a Liberal Party
Liberal Party (UK)
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politician in the United Kingdom
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. He was Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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for Gateshead
Gateshead (UK Parliament constituency)
Gateshead is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election. A previous Gateshead constituency existed from 1832 to 1950....
from 1893 until his death in 1903.
Sir William's professional career was as a steamship engineer in the early years of construction of these vessels and his business was the Nova Scotia engineering works in Sunderland, England. He was also involved with a sea line, the Albyn Line, which bore the beginning letters of his surname. His early life included crew experience on steamships which were at one stage gun-running to America during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, and he wrote of a number of dangerous escapades during this time. Later whilst a parliamentarian as member for Gateshead he became a Sea Lord. He published a book which was an illustrated account of his life, for his grandchildren, as well as a number of books of traditional Scottish poetry.