Hugh Allan
Shipping magnate, financier and capitalist (1810-1882) · Canada · Business Professionals · Died at 72
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Something wrong?Sir Hugh Allan was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world.
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The offices of H & A Allan by the Montreal harbour (built in 1863)
The Canadian, 1855; along with the Indian, these superior ships helped Allan to secure the Royal Mail contract in 1856
Sir Hugh Allan in 1869. Taken by William Notman in his studio in Montreal.
Sir Hugh Allan in 1871. Taken by William Notman in his studio.
Merchant's Bank Building on St. James Street, Montreal, 1870
Ravenscrag, Allan's home in Montreal's Golden Square Mile, completed in 1863
The drawing room at RavenscragAwards
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Sir Hugh Allan was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist. By the time of his death, the Allan Shipping Line had become the largest privately owned shipping empire in the world. He was responsible for transporting millions of British immigrants to Canada, and the businesses that he established from Montreal filtered across every sphere of Canadian life, cementing his reputation as an empire builder. His home, Ravenscrag, was the principal residence of the Golden Square Mile in Montreal.
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