Ian Allan (politician) explained

Ian Allan
Constituency Mp:Gwydir
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Thomas Treloar
Successor:Ralph Hunt
Term Start:19 December 1953
Term End:30 April 1969
Birth Date:1916 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Newcastle, New South Wales
Nationality:Australian
Party:Australian Country Party
Occupation:Radio announcer

Archibald Ian Allan (3 January 1916  - 13 February 2000) was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he attended Sydney Grammar School before becoming an overseer at CSR. After serving in World War II from 1939 to 1946, he became an ABC announcer in Tamworth. In the by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir that followed the death of Thomas Treloar in 1953, Allan was selected as the Country Party candidate and won. He held the seat until his resignation in 1969, after which he became Secretary-General of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Allan died in 2000.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carr . Adam . Australian Election Archive . Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive . 2008 . 2008-06-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070717093439/http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/ . 17 July 2007 . dmy-all .