George William Allan (1822-1901)

The Hon. George Allan, P.C., F.R.G.S., Speaker of the Senate of Canada

He was born at Toronto and grew up at Moss Park. He was the 11th Mayor of Toronto, Member of the Legislative Council of Upper Canada for York (until Canadian Confederation in 1867) and Speaker of the Senate of Canada. He travelled throughout Europe, down the Nile River, through Syria, the Holy Land, Turkey and Greece. He was elected a member of the Royal Geographical Society and a Member of the Royal Zoological Society, both in England. In 1846, as wedding present, his father gave him Homewood which he sold in 1855 to B. Homer Dixon when he moved into Moss Park which contained many artefacts from his extensive travels. By his second wife he was the father of seven children including Mrs Andrew Cassels and Mrs Harcourt-Vernon.

Parents (2)

William Allan

The Hon. William Allan, M.P., of Moss Park, Toronto

1772-1853

Leah (Gamble) Allan

Mrs Leah Tyrer (Gamble) Allan, of Moss Park, Toronto

1790-1858

Spouses (2)

Louisa (Robinson) Allan

Mrs Louisa Matilda (Robinson) Allan

1825-1852

Adelaide (Schreiber) Allan

Mrs Adelaide Harriet (Schreiber) Allan

1835-1908

Children (7)

Maude (Allan) Cassels

Mrs Maude (Allan) Cassels

1859-1933

George William Allan

George William Allan Jr., Lawyer, of Munson & Allan, Winnipeg

1860-1940

Mary (Allan) Harcourt-Vernon

Mrs Mary Adelaide (Allan) Harcourt-Vernon

1861-1936

Arthur Campbell Allan

1867-1941

Charles Selby Allan

Charles Selby Allan, died in childhood

1868-1883

Frederick Bingham Allan

Frederick Gamble Bingham Allan

1870-1941

Audrey Elizabeth Schreiber Allan

Audrey Elizabeth Schreiber Allan, of Toronto; died unmarried

1875-1965

Associated Houses (2)

The Homewood

Toronto, Ontario

Moss Park