Bryce James Allan (1862-1924)

He was born in Montreal where he grew up at Ravenscrag. He was educated at Bishop's College School, Lennoxville (Quebec), and in France and Germany. After his father died in 1882 he was made a partner in the family-owned Allan Shipping Line and in addition received one fourth of his father's estate that after his sisters had been provided for gave him about $1.75-million. He managed the Allan Line at Boston from 1887 until his resignation in 1912, when he also resigned from the board of the Allan Line - no doubt connected to the fact that he and his fellow directors of the Allan Line had secretly sold the business in 1909, even though this was not brought to the public's attention until 1915. He was a member of the Somerset, Country, Myopia, Eastern Yacht, and Essex County clubs in Massachusetts; and, the Union, Knickerbocker and Tuxedo clubs in New York. "His dinners at the Somerset have been famous, and his horseflesh and turnouts equally so. He is devoted to the drama, and is one of the most prominent first-nighters". In 1896, he married Anna Palfrey and the reception was held at Woodrock, the summer home of her first cousin Mrs Herbert M. Sears. They lived between 255 Beacon Street in Boston and Allanbank in Beverly. He died without children.