Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet
Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet(c. 1764 – 14 September 1820) was a British painter and politician.
Of obscure origins, he joined theEast India Companyas a cadet in 1779 and had been promoted to captain when he served in theFourth Mysore Warin 1798 as Deputy Quartermaster-General. He painted numerous water colours of the campaign.[1]
On his return to England he was electedMember of Parliament(MP) forBerwick-upon-Tweedfrom 1803 to 1806 and 1807 to 1820.[2]He was adirector of the East India Companyfrom 1814 to 1817 and 1819 to his death.
He was made abaroneton 18 September 1819, ofKingsgatein theCounty of Kent.[3]The title became extinct upon his death in 1820. He never married and left a large part of his wealth to Fanny Franklyn, the wife of Henry Franklyn of Copthall House, near Luton, Bedfordshire, with remainder to her son Alexander Allen Franklyn, later Webbe.[2]
References[edit]
- ^Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (1764–1820)British Library
- ^ab"ALLAN, Alexander (?1764-1820), of Kingsgate, Kent and Baker Street, Marylebone, Mdx".History of Parliament Online.Retrieved1 April2013.
- ^"No. 17499".The London Gazette.31 July 1819. p. 1337.
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