Name Alfred Allen | ||
Alfred Allen (1839 – 5 August 1917) was an Irish-born Australian politician.
Born in Belfast to soap and candle manufacturer William Bell Allen and Ruth Johnston Sayers, his family arrived in Sydney in 1841. He was dismissed from his apprenticeship to an engineers' firm after supporting early closing and the eight-hour day. He worked as an engineer, goldminer, farmer, printer, manufacturer and insurance salesman before his father's death in 1869 led him to take over the family business with his brother William Johnston Allen. He married Amelia Petford on 9 September 1861; they had four children. In 1887 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Free Trade member for Paddington. He served until his defeat in 1894. Allen's father and brother were also members of the Assembly. He died in Waverley in 1917.