Original sentence: Aided by family connections, social bonds, and access to capital he advanced rapidly within the company, becoming a partner in 1835 in the now named Millar, Edmondstone & Co.Allan became President of the Montreal Board of Trade in 1851 (remaining until 1854), using his position to help persuade the Canadian government to subsidize a regular mail ship from Montreal to London.Another brother, Bryce Allan (1812-1874), ran the company in England at Liverpool, and later bought Aros House on the Isle of Mull in 1874, which his son, Alexander (1844-1927) succeeded to two months later, giving up the shipping business to devote his life to the estate.His firm, Montreal Ocean Steamship Company (commonly the Allan Line), using sophisticated ships built in Clyde and political contacts,  took control of the mail contract in 1856.Their eldest brother, James Allan (1808-1880) of Ashcraig House, Skelmorlie, ran the shore-based aspects of the Allan Line in Scotland at Greenock
Edited sentence: Aided by family and social connections, and with access to capital he advanced rapidly within the firm, becoming a partner in 1835 in the now named Millar, Edmonstone & Co.Bryce later bought Aros House  on the Isle of Mull in 1874, which his son, Alexander (1844-1927) succeeded to two months later, giving up the shipping business to devote his life to the estate.By 1859 service was on a weekly basis and Allan reported his capital investment in the company at £3,500,000.He used his position to persuade the Canadian government to subsidize a regular mail ship to and from  London and Montreal, and London and Portland, Maine.His firm, Montreal Ocean Steamship Company used sophisticated ships built in the Clyde, and with the help of his political contacts he took control of the mail contract in 1856.In 1851 Hugh Allan was elected President of the Montreal Board of Trade.Their eldest brother, James Allan (1808-1880) of Ashcraig House, Skelmorlie, ran the shore-based aspects of the Allan Line in Scotland at Greenock and Glasgow, whilst another brother, Bryce Allan (1812-1874), ran the company in England at Liverpool