William Allen (Armagh MP)

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William James Allen KBE DSO[1] (15 October 1866 – 20 December 1947) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and soldier.[2] The son of Joseph and Catherine Allen, he was educated at Lurgan College. His father Joseph was co-founder in 1868 of Johnston, Allen & Co. linenmanufacturers. After his father died in 1890, William inherited the partnership. This lasted until 1905, when it was dissolved (the factory retained the name Johnston Allen) as Allen left to set up his own linen business, the Windsor factory.[3]
Category:Last Name Allen
Category:Born 1866
Category:Died 1947