ALLEN, WILLIAM (1806-76) seems to have arrived in Wellington by the Exporter in 1842, and was on the burgess roll in 1843 as an auctioneer in Manners Street. He was a member of the Wellington town board, and represented the City in the Provincial Council (1856-61).

Allen was chairman of the small farms association (1855-58), and later manager of the land on deferred payments society, and of the Wellington Trust and Loan Co. He held a unique position of esteem in political life, exercising considerable influence even when not in office or council. Allen died on 9 Jan 1876.

Wellington P.C. Proc.; Ward; Wellington Independent, 21 Feb 1863; N.Z. Spectator, 1854, pass.

Reference: Volume 1, page 21

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