Ian Allan (Australian politician)
- Ian Allan (Australian politician)
Archibald Ian Allan (3 January 1916 – 13 February 2000) was an Australian politician. Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he attended Sydney Grammar School before becoming an overseer at CSR. After serving in World War II from 1939 to 1946, he became an ABC announcer in Tamworth. In the by-election for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Gwydir that followed the death of Thomas Treloar in 1953, Allan was selected as the Country Party candidate and won. He held the seat until his resignation in 1969, after which he became Secretary-General of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Allan died in 2000.[cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-06] ]References
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NAME = Allan, Archibald Ian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Allan, Ian
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 3 January 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH = Newcastle, New South Wales
DATE OF DEATH = 13 February 2000
PLACE OF DEATH =
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