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Jun 14, 1838 Brooklyn, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada Died on 15 Dec 1934 (aged 96)
Canadian politician
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About William Henry Allison
- William Henry Allison (June 14, 1838 – December 15, 1934) was a Canadian politician and school lands commissioner.
- He was elected as a Conservative to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1878 election in the riding of Hants and re-elected in 1882. Allison was the son of James Whidden Allison, who had served as a member of the provincial assembly, and Margaret Elder.
- Allison was educated in Sackville, New Brunswick and later was a captain in the local militia.
- Between 1871 and 1878, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia for Hants County.
- Allison ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1874. His brother David served as president of Mount Allison University.
- He died in Chamberlain, South Dakota in 1934, aged 96.
