Robert Andrew Allison

Robert Andrew Allison

Sir Robert Andrew Allison (3 March 1838 – 15 January 1926) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1900.

Allison was the son of Joseph Allison of Eden Morent Carlisle and his wife Jane Andrew.^[1] He was educated at Rugby School and at Trinity College, Cambridge.^[2] He was a director of the Midland Railway. In 1885, he was elected as MP for Eskdale and held the seat until 1900.^[3] He was J.P. and Deputy Lieutenant for Cumberland and was High Sheriff of Cumberland in 1908. He was knighted in 1910.

Allison was the author of several works^[4] including

• Essays and Addresses 1913
• Belgium in History 1914
• Cicero in Old Age 1916
• Translations into English Verse ..Greek Anthology 1922

Allison lived at Scaleby Hall, Carlisle, where he died at the age of 87.

Allison married Laura Alicia Milner Atkinson in 1867 as his first wife.

Election contests

General Election 1885: Eskdale[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Andrew Allison	4,749	60.0	n/a
	Conservative	S P Foster	3,163	40.0	n/a
Majority			1,586	20.0	n/a
Turnout					n/a
	Liberal win (new seat)

General Election 1886: Eskdale[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Andrew Allison	4,112	56.0
	Conservative	Rt Hon. James Lowther	3,226	44.0
Majority			886	12.0
Turnout				73.4
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1892: Eskdale[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Andrew Allison	3,976	55.7
	Liberal Unionist	Henry Charles Howard	3,163	44.3
Majority			813	11.4
Turnout				75.9
	Liberal hold		Swing

General Election 1895: Eskdale[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Robert Andrew Allison	3,745	51.0	-4.6
	Liberal Unionist	Henry Charles Howard	3,598	49.0	+4.6
Majority			147	2.0	-9.4
Turnout				76.5	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	-4.6

General Election 1900: Eskdale[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Claude William Henry Lowther	4,052	54.7
	Liberal	Robert Andrew Allison	3,349	45.3
Majority			703	9.4
Turnout				73.6
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing

References

1. Debretts Guide to the House of Commons 1886
2. "Allison, Robert Andrew (ALY856RA)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. Hansard Millbank SYstems – Robert Allison
4. New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors – Author names starting with Alf – Aln
5. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
6. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
7. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
8. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)
9. British parliamentary election results, 1885-1918 (Craig)