| Kenneth Allardyce | |
| Office1: | Secretary for Native Affairs |
| Term Start1: | |
| Term End1: | 1920 |
| Office2: | Official Member of the Legislative Council |
| Term Start2: | 1914 |
| Term End2: | 1920 |
| Birth Date: | 9 April 1881 |
| Birth Place: | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| Death Place: | Nabavatu, Fiji |
| Profession: | Colonial administrator |
Kenneth James Allardyce (9 April 1881 – 14 April 1937) was a British colonial administrator in Fiji.
Allardyce was born in Aberdeen in 1881,[1] and was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and Wellington College. He joined his brother William in Fiji in 1898 and became a member of the civil service, starting as a clerk.[2] In 1902 he was made chief clerk and inspector.[3] He later became a District Commissioner in Lomaiviti, then Native Commissioner in 1914. Shortly after becoming Native Commissioner, he was appointed to the Legislative Council.[4] He subsequently became Secretary for Native Affairs.[2]
During World War I he headed the Fiji Labour Corps,[2] attaining the rank of captain.[5] He was subsequently awarded an MBE for his service.[6]
After retiring from the civil service in 1920, he became a coconut planter.[7] He was sent to the Solomon Islands in 1922 as a special commissioner to investigate labour conditions.[8] He also briefly returned to the civil service as Acting District Commissioner in Lau and Resident Commissioner in Rotuma.[2] He died in 1937.[2]