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Life Summary

Name	Sir George Wigram Allen
Born	16 May, 1824 Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	23 July, 1885 (aged 61) Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Religious Influence	Methodist Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Allen, Marian Clapham (wife) Allen, Arthur Mansfield (brother) Allen, William Boyce (brother) Mansfield, George Allen (brother-in-law) Bowden, Thomas Wheaton (uncle) Bowden, Thomas Kendall (cousin) Bowman, Elizabeth Jane (cousin) Schreiber, Emmeline Maria (cousin) Dight, Jane Allen (cousin) Bowman, Alice Clara (cousin)
Education *	William Timothy Cape's School (Sydney) (student, 1829-1834) Sydney College (student, 1835-1843)
Occupation or Descriptor *	solicitor (1847-1885) New South Wales, Australia benefactor (general) (1855-1885) New South Wales, Australia local government head (1859-1877) New South Wales, Australia Member of Upper House (1860-1861) New South Wales, Australia Member of Lower House (1869-1882) New South Wales, Australia
Awards	Knight Bachelor (recipient, 1877) Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (recipient, 1884)
Clubs *	Union Club (Sydney) (member, 1857)
Key Organisations *	Australian Gaslight Co (company director, ?-1885) Australian Gaslight Co (client, ?-1885) Bank of New South Wales (client, ?-1885) Bank of New South Wales (company director, ?-1885) British and Foreign Bible Society (NSW) (president, ?-1885) Church Missionary Society (NSW) (benefactor) Newington College (Sydney) (benefactor) Sydney Grammar School (benefactor) University of Sydney (administration) (client) Sydney Grammar School (trustee, 1859) Law Institute of New South Wales (president, 1870) University of Sydney (administration) (fellow of senate, 1878-1885)
Workplaces *	Allen and Son (partner, 1847-1855) Glebe Council (Sydney) (councillor, 1859-1877) Glebe Council (Sydney) (mayor, 1859-1859)

* Dates are approximate