Macdonald Dictionary Record: George Allen
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George Ranald Macdonald
Production date
1952-1964
Description
One record, handwritten in ink on rectangular card, with biographical information for George Allen. Written by George Ranald Macdonald for the Macdonald Dictionary of Canterbury Biography project, 1952-1964.
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Marks/Inscriptions: o 109 Geo. Allen 2 the iCh City Council r some thig . Wynn. Williams actually planned and conducted the campaign. He attacked the first valuation or rater which was based on a mistaken conception and the O.C. was forced to with draw it. After a fresh valuation was made Wynn Williams disputed the re2gut of the Connal to diet at ale , on the ground that a body with rating rights could only he created by the So rear or the Soren representative whereas the Cornel had been created by an Act of the T rov. Coun. Les than a half of the Councils rate had been collected, they had had to dismiss the stall and work on the roads of ChCh came to a standstill. The campaign died down as soon as Wynn - Williams was elected a member of the Coo City Council. Allser was also on the Comm. of the Middle Island Assoc. a separatist bodey- in '65. He offered himself as a candidate for the Prov. Coun. for Heathcote in 66 saying 1 as ha pauley as I have no particular occupation , 5shall be able to give ny whole time to yan unless " His wife died in 's9 and he married again. when he dred in '71 his widow inherited his valuable block of land in Manchester Street. She married a second tines John Coker the publican who had previously failed various times , 1nos t ly from; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
Marks/Inscriptions: A. 1009 Geo ale. lack of capital. with his wifes land and money le bilt Coins Hotel which in its pruitt was probably the foremost in N.Z. After Gergen Allen; death his trust.ies advertised for sale 26 freehold Sections in Madras and ( and Allan Streets. He was a candidate for the first Ch Ch Municipal d George a Coun. in ' 2 and failed. Ann fist wife of Geo Aller died suddenly of heart failure 26.11.69 aged 62. he married 2 at St Michaels 1.3.60 by the Rev. O. Mathias Liz,e Westwood. family. by 18' wife his dau Ann Elizabeth marr. 2.10.59 John Janney Buchanan his son Win . Glover near. 23.4.57 Eleanor or dau of Thos. Torn bs. He became later the licensee of the Royal Hotel, Timaru. Geo. Allen dred 13.1.71 aged 66. Eliz. Westwood came out in the Regina in 59. with her con son James Gapes. After Geo Allen died she married John Coker q.v. after Cote.s death she marr. Frank Hird.; Type of mark: Machine translation/Transcription; Notes: Machine translation by Mark Fryer
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