George Allen (public servant) explained

George Allen
Office1:Secretary of the Department of the Treasury
Term Start1:1 January 1901
Term End1:13 March 1916
Birth Date:23 August 1852
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria
Death Place:Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation:Public servant
Nationality: Australian

George Thomas Allen (23 August 185220 April 1940) was a senior Australian public servant, one of the inaugural heads of departments in the Australian Public Service at Australia's federation.

Life and career

George Allen was born on 23 August 1852 in Geelong, Victoria. He was educated at Flinders Street School.[1]

Between 1901 and his retirement in 1916, Allen was the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.[2] In his first two years in the role, Allen only had 20 staff.[3]

Allen died, never married, in his home in Kew, Melbourne, on 20 April 1940.

Awards

In January 1913, Allen was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, while Secretary of the Australian Government Treasury.

Notes and References

  1. News: Mr. G.T. Allen dead: Formerly Secretary Of Federal Treasury. 25 April 1940. 1. Recorder.
  2. News: Mr. G. T. Allen.: Retires from Treasury. The Argus. 17 February 1916. 7.
  3. News: Mr. G.T. Allen: First Commonwealth Treasurer. 2. 23 April 1940. The Canberra Times.