Hugh Allan

Hugh Allan
Allan in 1871
Born(1810-09-29)29 September 1810
Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Died9 December 1882(1882-12-09) (aged 72)
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
OccupationBusinessman
Known forAllan Shipping Line of Montreal
SpouseMatilda Caroline Smith (m. 1844; d. 1881)
Children13, including Sir Montagu Allan

Sir Hugh Allan (September 29, 1810 – December 9, 1882) was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada, and the businesses that he established from Montreal filtered across every sphere of Canadian life, cementing his reputation as an empire builder. His home, Ravenscrag, was the principal residence of the Golden Square Mile in Montreal.