Background
He was born near Preston, Canada West in 1843, the son of Alexander Allan, who came from Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Absalom Allan
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Allan was educated in Preston, Elora and Toronto.
Career
He represented Wellington West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894. He taught school and then worked as a bookkeeper in Elora. In 1868, he moved to the village of Clifford, where he opened a general store.
Allan served as the first reeve for Clifford and was warden for Wellington County from 1884 to 1885.
He was also a justice of the peace. In 1893, he helped draft a Children"s Protection Acting.
He was defeated in the 1894 election. In 1901, Allan was appointed sheriff for Wellington County and he moved to Guelph.
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Nationality
Canada