Andrew Allan | |
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Born | Saltcoats, Scotland | 1 December 1822
Died | 27 June 1901 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 78)
Known for | Successor to his brother Sir Hugh Allan as President of the Allan Line and the Merchant's Bank of Canada etc. |
Andrew Allan (1 December 1822 – 27 June 1901) was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman and financier. In 1882, he succeeded his brother, Sir Hugh Allan, of Ravenscrag, in the Allan family's Canadian enterprises that were centred on the Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers, but also included banking and railways. He was Master of Foxhounds for the Montreal Hunt.