Stephen Shepherd Allen

Sir Stephen Shepherd Allen KBE CMG VD (2 August 1882 – 4 November 1964) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, local body politician, and Mayor of Morrinsville. He 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.

Sir Stephen Shepherd Allen

KBE CMG VD
Administrator of Western Samoa
In office
5 May 1928 – 3 April 1931
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded byGeorge Spafford Richardson
Succeeded byHerbert Ernest Hart
Personal details
Born2 August 1882
Died4 November 1964(1964-11-04) (aged 82)
Near Maramarua, New Zealand
Cause of deathHeart attack
MotherElizabeth Penelope Candlish
FatherWilliam Shepherd Allen

He served in World War I and in the Territorial Army, and was Administrator of the colony of Western Samoa (now Samoa) 1928–1931.[1] His rule of Samoa was marked by the attempted suppression of the Mau movement - culminating on 29 December 1929 with the "Black Sunday" 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 Birthday Honours.[2] In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]

On 4 November 1964, Allen suffered a heart attack while driving near Maramarua, and both he and his housekeeper, Elma Jessie Brunton, died in the resulting crash.[1]

References
  1. McGibbon, Ian. "Stephen Shepherd Allen". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. "No. 33946". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1933. p. 3810.
  3. "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
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