Sir George Wigram Allen KCMG (16 May 1824 – 23 July 1885)[1] was an Australian politician and philanthropist.

As speaker he showed dignity, courtesy and ability; it was said of him: 'A man of calm judgment and much practical wisdom'.

[1] He was appointed a commissioner of national education in 1853 and held the position until 1867 and was nominated to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1860 and remained there until May 1861.

[1] In 1869 Allen was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Glebe,[4] and from December 1873 to February 1875 was Minister of Justice and Public Instruction in the first ministry of Henry Parkes.

William Boyce, in July 1851 and they lived at Strathmore, opposite his father's home Toxteth Park.