Sir Stephen Shepherd Allen KBE CMG DSO* VD (2 August 1882 – 4 November 1964) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, colonial administrator, local-body politician, and mayor of Morrinsville.
Sir Stephen Allen | |
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| Administrator of Western Samoa | |
| In office 5 May 1928 – 3 April 1931 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Preceded by | George Spafford Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Herbert Ernest Hart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Shepherd Allen 2 August 1882 |
| Died | 4 November 1964 (aged 82) Near Maramarua, New Zealand |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Relatives | William Shepherd Allen (father) John Candlish (grandfather) William Allen (brother) John Manchester Allen (nephew) |
Allen was the son of William Shepherd Allen, an MP in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand. His mother was Elizabeth Penelope Candlish, daughter of John Candlish.[1] His brother William Allen was an MP in England.
He served in World War I, being appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1919 King's Birthday Honours,[2] and in the Territorial Army, and was administrator of the colony of Western Samoa (now Samoa) from 1928 to 1931.[1] His rule of Samoa was marked by the attempted suppression of the Mau movement – culminating on 29 December 1929 with the "Black Saturday" killing of eleven non-violent protesters, including the Mau leader, Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III.
Allen was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1933 King's Birthday Honours.[3] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[4]
On 4 November 1964, Allen had a heart attack while driving near Maramarua, and both he and his housekeeper, Elma Jessie Brunton, died in the resulting crash.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c McGibbon, Ian. "Stephen Shepherd Allen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "No. 31370". The London Gazette (5th supplement). 3 June 1919. p. 6793.
- ^ "No. 33946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1933. p. 3810.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.