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Robert Allan, Baron Allan of Kilmahew

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The Lord Allan of Kilmahew
Allan in 1958
Member of Parliament
for Paddington South
In office
25 October 1951 – 30 March 1966
Preceded bySomerset de Chair
Succeeded byNicholas Scott
Personal details
Born(1914-07-11)11 July 1914
Died4 April 1979(1979-04-04) (aged 64)
Political partyConservative
ChildrenSir Alex Allan
Alma materClare College, Cambridge
OccupationBusinessman, politician, and naval officer
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Years of service1939–1946
RankCommander
Battles/warsWorld War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve
Mentioned in Despatches
Commander of the Legion of Honour (France)
Croix de guerre (France)
Legion of Merit (United States)

Robert Alexander Allan, Baron Allan of Kilmahew, DSO, OBE, RD (11 July 1914 – 4 April 1979) was a British Conservative politician.

Allan was educated at Harrow School, Clare College, Cambridge and Yale University.[1] He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1942, a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1944,[2] and was awarded the French Croix de guerre.[3]

Allan was Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington South between 1951 and 1966. In 1958 and 1959, he was also Financial Secretary to the Admiralty.

On 16 July 1973, he was created a life peer as Baron Allan of Kilmahew, of Cardross in the County of Dunbartonshire.[4]

His son Sir Alex Allan is a former senior civil servant, who served as chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee.

References

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  1. ^ "Allan of Kilmahew". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2021 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ "No. 36697". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 1944. p. 4217.
  3. ^ "No. 37338". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1945. p. 5401.
  4. ^ "No. 46031". The London Gazette. 19 July 1973. p. 8403.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Paddington South
19511966
Succeeded by