Peter John Allan

Peter John Allan (6 June 1825 – 21 October 1848) was a Canadian poet.

For other people named Peter Allan, see Peter Allan (disambiguation).

Peter John Allan
Born(1825-06-06)6 June 1825
York, England
Died21 October 1848(1848-10-21) (aged 23)
Fredericton, Colony of New Brunswick
Occupationpoet
Nationality ENG
Alma materKing's College, Nova Scotia

Life

He was born at York, the son of Dr. Colin Allan, at one time chief medical officer of Halifax, Nova Scotia. His short life was mainly spent there and in Fredericton, New Brunswick, where his family moved on his father's retirement in 1836.[1]

For a time Allan studied law, but after the success of some published poems began to write full-time. Before his first book of verse was printed, he went down with fever, and died, after a brief illness, at the age of 23.[1]

Works

More than four years after Allan's death was published in London the Poetical Remains of Peter John Allan, Esq. (1853) with a biographical notice, edited by Henry Christmas. The memoir was by the poet's brother, James McGrigor Allan. Allan wrote mainly under Lord Byron's influence.[1]

Notes
  1. Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Allan, Peter John" . Dictionary of National Biography. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Attribution

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Allan, Peter John". Dictionary of National Biography. 1. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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