Henry Allen (mayor of Gloucester)

Henry Allen (1815, Upton, Hampshire – 21 October 1893, Amberley, Stroud), was an English businessman and politician.

Henry Allen came to Gloucester from Stroud with the late Alderman Joseph Reynolds in 1860, to begin operating the City Flour Mills.

His daughter Martha Allen married Francis Tring Pearce, thus affirming the family nature of the business.

Henry Allen represented the West Ward on the Gloucester City Council for the Liberals and was elected mayor in 1873.

Apply Henry Allen, Quay, Gloucester"[1] Lorraine House at 45 Park Road, Gloucester, was owned and lived in by Henry Allen's daughter Martha Pearce and her husband Francis Tring Pearce.

Henry Allen, Mayor of Gloucester, England
The old customs house, Gloucester, England. Previously owned by Henry Allen and lived in by his family
The old customs house, Gloucester, England. Previously owned by Henry Allen and lived in by his family
Lorraine House at 45 Park Road, Gloucester in 2009. Associated with Priday Metford Ltd