page_title: William Allan of Glen
section_title: Trivia
hierarchical_section_title: William Allan of Glen / Trivia
caption_attribution_description: Double portrait of Mrs Alexander Allan, three-quarter-length, seated in a crimson velvet dress with white ruff and cuffs and a crimson and white turban, with her granddaughter, Matilda, in a white lace dress holding a leather bound book
context_page_description: William Allan of Glen JP was a 19th-century Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1829 to 1831.
context_section_description: His parents were painted with his niece Matilda by Sir Henry Raeburn.
  His parents are buried in the family vault at Old Calton Burial Ground in central Edinburgh.
  William was a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the King's official bodyguard in Scotland, and a member of the Pitt Club.
  He was cousin to Thomas Allan whose descendants included Robert Allan and Robert George Allan.
caption: Henry Raeburn's portrait of Allan's mother and niece
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