Hugh Allan
Chivalric Order Member
1810 – 1882
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Who was Hugh Allan?
Sir Hugh Allan, KCMG was a Scottish-born Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada and the businesses he established from Montreal filtered across every sphere of Canadian life, cementing his reputation as an Empire Builder. His home, Ravenscrag was the principal residence of the Golden Square Mile.
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- Born
- Sep 29, 1810
Saltcoats - Siblings
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Scottish Canadian
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Lived in
- Montreal
- Died
- Dec 9, 1882
Edinburgh
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on July 23, 2013
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