George Allen (public servant)

George Thomas Allen CMG ISO (23 August 1852 – 20 April 1940) was a senior Australian public servant, one of the inaugural heads of departments in the Australian Public Service at Australia's federation.

George Allen
Secretary of the Department of the Treasury
In office
1 January 1901 – 13 March 1916
Personal details
Born(1852-08-23)23 August 1852
Geelong, Victoria
Died20 April 1940(1940-04-20) (aged 87)
Kew, Melbourne, Victoria
NationalityAustralia Australian
OccupationPublic servant

Life and career

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George Allen was born on 23 August 1852 in Geelong, Victoria.[1] He was educated at Flinders Street School.[2]

Between 1901 and his retirement in 1916, Allen was the Secretary of the Department of the Treasury.[3] In his first two years in the role, Allen only had 20 staff.[4]

Allen died, never married, in his home in Kew, Melbourne, on 20 April 1940.[1]

Awards

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In January 1913, Allen was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, while Secretary of the Australian Government Treasury.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cunneen, Chris (1979), "Allen, George Thomas (1852–1940)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Australian National University, archived from the original on 6 November 2013
  2. ^ "Mr. G.T. Allen dead: Formerly Secretary Of Federal Treasury". Recorder. 25 April 1940. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Mr. G. T. Allen.: Retires from Treasury". The Argus. 17 February 1916. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Mr. G.T. Allen: First Commonwealth Treasurer". The Canberra Times. 23 April 1940. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Search Australian Honours: ALLEN, George Thomas", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 17 August 2014
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Secretary of the Department of the Treasury
1901 – 1916
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