Robert Allan, Baron Allan of Kilmahew

The Right Honourable
The Lord Allan of Kilmahew
DSO OBE RD
The Right Honourable The Lord Allan of Kilmahew DSO OBE RD
	Allan in 1958
Member of Parliament; for Paddington South
	In office; 25 October 1951 – 30 March 1966
Preceded by	Somerset de Chair
Succeeded by	Nicholas Scott
Personal details
Born	11 July 1914
Died	4 April 1979 (aged 64)
Political party	Conservative
Children	Sir Alex Allan
Alma mater	Clare College, Cambridge
Occupation	Businessman, politician, and naval officer
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Years of service	1939–1946
Rank	Commander
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Distinguished Service Order; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve; Mentioned in Despatches; Commander of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de guerre (France); Legion of Merit (United States)

Robert Alexander Allan, Baron Allan of Kilmahew, DSO, OBE, RD (11 July 1914 – 4 April 1979) was a British Conservative politician.

Allan was educated at Harrow School, Clare College, Cambridge and Yale University.^[1] He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and was appointed an officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1942, a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1944,^[2] and was awarded the French Croix de guerre.^[3]

Allan was Member of Parliament (MP) for Paddington South between 1951 and 1966. In 1958 and 1959, he was also Financial Secretary to the Admiralty.

On 16 July 1973, he was created a life peer as Baron Allan of Kilmahew, of Cardross in the County of Dunbartonshire.^[4]

References

^ "Allan of Kilmahew". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 2021 (online ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "No. 36697". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 September 1944. p. 4217.
^ "No. 37338". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1945. p. 5401.
^ "No. 46031". The London Gazette. 19 July 1973. p. 8403.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Somerset de Chair	Member of Parliament for Paddington South 1951–1966	Succeeded by Nicholas Scott

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