Edmund Allen (politician) explained

Edmund Giblett Allen (1844–1909) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

He was elected to the Waikouaiti electorate in 1896, which he represented to 1902. In 1902 he was elected for the Chalmers electorate, which he represented until he was defeated in 1908.[1] One newspaper described him as sensible and moderate.[2]

His sister's wedding notice[3] and his obituaries said he was from Somerset,[4] but he was said to be a Lancashire lad when he entered Parliament. On 29 March 1844 an Edmund Allen was born in Salford.[5] Another was baptised in the Shepton Mallett district,[6] at Milton Clevedon, on 1 September 1844.[7] He probably moved to Swansea, in Tasmania[8] when he was ten and to Christchurch in 1863, where he was working as a contractor by 1871.[9] He assisted with building the Hutt Valley Line in 1873,[10] and then, in partnership with Samuel[11] Kingstreet,[12] built the Waipukurau to Takapau railway from 1874.[13] They left Wellington in 1875[14] and moved to Port Chalmers, where they built the Main South Line section between Sawyer's Bay and Deborah Bay tunnel.[15] [16] Since the completion of that contract Mr Allen has owned a Port Chalmers quarry and farm near Dunback. He became a member of Port Chalmers Licensing Committee in 1882[17] and Mayor of Port Chalmers from 1884[18] to 1893, when he stood for Chalmers, but was defeated by John A. Millar. He was re-elected as mayor in 1895. In 1896 he was elected by a large majority for Waikouaiti.[19] He was chairman of Otago Dock Trust, on Otago Harbour Board from 1888 and chairman of Port Chalmers District High School Committee.[20]

He married Annie Reid on 21 October 1872.[21] Annie died on 29 December 1907, aged 62.[22] They had 3 sons and 2 daughters -

He had been in poor health for a year, when he died. He was buried at Port Chalmers Cemetery.[30] Allen St, Northeast Valley, Dunedin was named after him.[31] A plaque in Port Chalmers marks his part in opening the Otago Dock.[32]

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  1. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 179.
  2. Web site: 22 Dec 1897. The New Zealand House of Representatives, 1897. NEW ZEALAND MAIL. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050356/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZMAIL18971222.2.29 . 5 September 2021 .
  3. Web site: 1 May 1880. MARRIAGE. OTAGO WITNESS. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050355/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18800501.2.7 . 5 September 2021 .
  4. Web site: 20 Dec 1909. OBITUARY. OAMARU MAIL. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903012737/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OAM19091220.2.38 . 3 September 2021 .
  5. Web site: Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerk Project. 2021-09-05. www.lan-opc.org.uk.
  6. Web site: FreeBMD Entry Info. 2021-09-04. www.freebmd.org.uk.
  7. Web site: Record Details 5501f560e93790decc02ac62 FreeREG. 2021-09-04. www.freereg.org.uk.
  8. News: 1856-09-30. Advertising. 3. Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857). 2021-09-04.
  9. Web site: 23 Feb 1871. LYTTELTON TIMES. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050354/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18710223.2.19.2 . 5 September 2021 .
  10. Web site: 1 Dec 1873. WELLINGTON INDEPENDENT. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050404/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WI18731201.2.18.5 . 5 September 2021 .
  11. News: 1887-05-16. Family Notices. 3. South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900). 2021-09-02.
  12. Web site: 20 Dec 1909. OBITUARY. OAMARU MAIL. live. 2021-09-02. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210903012737/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OAM19091220.2.38 . 3 September 2021 .
  13. Web site: 21 Apr 1874. Telegraphic Intelligence. HAWKE'S BAY TIMES. live. 2021-08-24. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826031832/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HBT18740421.2.9 . 26 August 2021 .
  14. Web site: 15 Nov 1875. INTERPROVINCIAL. PRESS. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050402/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18751115.2.9.3 . 5 September 2021 .
  15. Web site: 14 Apr 1877. OUR RAILWAYS. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050402/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18770414.2.25 . 5 September 2021 .
  16. Web site: 7 Sep 1878. OPENING OF THE CHRISTCHURCH AND DUNEDIN RAILWAY. LYTTELTON TIMES. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050400/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18780907.2.35 . 5 September 2021 .
  17. Web site: 12 Dec 1882. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050404/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18821212.2.8 . 5 September 2021 .
  18. Web site: 26 Mar 1884. PORT CHALMERS MAYORAL ELECTION. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050358/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT18840326.2.34 . 5 September 2021 .
  19. Web site: 8 Dec 1896. THE NEW PARLIAMENT. EVENING POST. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050357/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18961208.2.47 . 5 September 2021 .
  20. Web site: Mr. Edmund Giblett Allen. live. 2021-09-05. nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920183717/http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc04Cycl-t1-body1-d2-d5-d6.html . 20 September 2016 .
  21. Web site: Marriage Search. 2021-09-04. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz.
  22. Web site: 30 Dec 1907. DEATHS. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050359/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19071230.2.18 . 5 September 2021 .
  23. Web site: Birth Search. 2021-09-04. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz.
  24. Web site: Death Search. 2021-09-04. www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz.
  25. Web site: Allen, Sydney Chalmers, 1877-1960. live. 2021-09-04. National Library of New Zealand. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050404/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22364820 . 5 September 2021 .
  26. Web site: 6 Sep 1877. Deaths. EVENING STAR. live. 2021-09-04. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050354/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD18770906.2.5 . 5 September 2021 .
  27. Web site: 20 Dec 1909. OBITUARY. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050401/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19091220.2.4 . 5 September 2021 .
  28. Web site: 23 Jun 1909. LIFE IN THE CITY. WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050406/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19090623.2.8 . 5 September 2021 .
  29. Web site: 10 March 1883. BIRTHS. OTAGO WITNESS. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050407/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OW18830310.2.37 . 5 September 2021 .
  30. Web site: 21 Dec 1909. THE LATE MR E. G. ALLEN. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050403/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19091221.2.29 . 5 September 2021 .
  31. Web site: 26 Jan 1933. BOROUGH NOMENCLATURE. OTAGO DAILY TIMES. live. 2021-09-05. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050406/https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19330126.2.75 . 5 September 2021 .
  32. Web site: Edmond Giblett Allen — Port Chalmers, New Zealand - Citizen Memorials on Waymarking.com. 2021-09-05. www.waymarking.com.

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