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'''Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet''' (c. 1764 – 14 September 1820) was a British painter and politician. |
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'''Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet''' (c. 1764 – 14 September 1820) was a British painter and politician. He was the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)|Berwick-upon-Tweed]] from 1803 to 1806<ref>{{Rayment-hc|b|2|date=March 2012}}</ref> and 1807 to 1820. As a painter he was noted for his paintings of [[British India]], notably soldiers and forts in [[Mysore]].<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselectpd/BriefDisplay.aspx?SearchType=AlphabeticSearch&ListType=Artist&Value=568 Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (1764–1820)] [[British Library]]</ref> |
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He joined the [[East India Company]] as a cadet in 1779 and had been promoted to captain when he served in the [[Fourth Mysore War]] in 1798 as Deputy Quartermaster-General. He painted numerous water colours of the campaign.<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/indiaofficeselectpd/BriefDisplay.aspx?SearchType=AlphabeticSearch&ListType=Artist&Value=568 Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (1764–1820)] [[British Library]]</ref> |
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On his return to England he was elected [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Berwick-upon-Tweed (UK Parliament constituency)|Berwick-upon-Tweed]] from 1803 to 1806 and 1807 to 1820 <ref name= HoP> {{cite web| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/allan-alexander-1764-1820| title = ALLAN, Alexander (?1764-1820), of Kingsgate, Kent and Baker Street, Marylebone, Mdx.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 1 April 2013}} </ref>. He was a director of the East India Company from 1814 to his death. |
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Revision as of 19:49, 1 April 2013
Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (c. 1764 – 14 September 1820) was a British painter and politician.
He joined the East India Company as a cadet in 1779 and had been promoted to captain when he served in the Fourth Mysore War in 1798 as Deputy Quartermaster-General. He painted numerous water colours of the campaign.[1]
On his return to England he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Berwick-upon-Tweed from 1803 to 1806 and 1807 to 1820 [2]. He was a director of the East India Company from 1814 to his death.
He was made a baronet on 18 September 1819, of Kingsgate, Kent. The title became extinct upon his death in 1820. He never married.<ref name = /HoP>
References
- ^ Sir Alexander Allan, 1st Baronet (1764–1820) British Library
- ^ "ALLAN, Alexander (?1764-1820), of Kingsgate, Kent and Baker Street, Marylebone, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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