George Allan (barrister)

George Allan (1767–1828) was an English barrister and politician.

[1] The son of George Allan (1736–1800) and his wife Anne Nicholson, he was born at Darlington; he was sent to Hertford Grammar School, under John Carr.

He was called to the bar in 1790 at the Middle Temple, which he had joined in 1785.

[2] He was elected as Member of Parliament for Durham in 1813, as a Tory opponent of reform and Catholic emancipation.

He withdrew as a candidate for Durham in the 1818 general election, not long before the poll.