founders of the Montreal Sailors’ Institute [see Andrew Allan] and he served as its secretary for many years. When the institute, which attempted to save sailors from the temptations of the
railway promoter, formerly of Picton, Ont., who had gained notoriety in Canada for his part in the Pacific Scandal [see Sir Hugh Allan
, after Sir Hugh’s death, his brother Andrew Allan, with the help of local investors among whom may have been
confederation. The government of Andrew Rainsford Wetmore* was a coalition of Liberals and Tories who supported the union but who often had
Allan, Andrew Frederick Gault, and Alexander Walker
materially from the defeat. In 1858 the North-West Transportation, Navigation and Railway Company, controlled by Howland, Allan Macdonell*, and
board he rubbed shoulders with Sir Hugh Allan* and Andrew Frederick
, England, rather than the competing Allan Line, much to the discomfiture of the Conservatives. With an annual grant of $750,000, paid jointly by Canada and the British government, the firm undertook to
Canada, owned largely by the Allan family [see Andrew Allan]. The bank held large investments in railways
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