Preceded by George Oakley Constituency Riverdale Party Ontario Liberal Party | Succeeded by William Summerville Political party Liberal | |
Born April 21, 1888
England ( 1888-04-21 ) Died August 21, 1969(1969-08-21) (aged 81)
Toronto, Ontario Spouse(s) Julien McDonnell (m. 1919-1951) | ||
Robert Aloysius Allen (April 21, 1888 – August 21, 1969) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1937 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of Riverdale.
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Background
The son of William Allen and Mary Badger, he came to Canada in 1904. In 1919, Allen married Julien McDonnell, the daughter of Randall McDonnell. Together they raised two sons. His oldest son William later served as Metro Toronto Chairman. Allen was president of Allen Drugs Ltd. He served on Toronto city council from 1927 to 1930 and in 1933.
Politics
Allen ran unsuccessfully for the Toronto East seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1930 as a Liberal, losing to Conservative Edmond Baird Ryckman. In the 1934 provincial election he ran as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Riverdale. He defeated incumbent Conservative candidate George Oakley by 584 votes. He served as a backbench supporter of Premier Mitchell Hepburn. In 1937 election he was defeated by PC candidate William Summerville by 2,654 votes.