Stephen Shepherd Allen
Sir Stephen Shepherd Allen KBE CMG DSO* VD (2 August 1882 – 4 November 1964) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, local body politician, and Mayor of Morrinsville. 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 was marked by the mass shooting of eleven Samoans from the indepententist Mau movement, including its acting leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III, on the 29 December 1929.
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.
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
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 33946. p. 3810. 2 June 1933. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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- 1882 births
- 1964 deaths
- Mayors of places in New Zealand
- New Zealand farmers
- New Zealand military personnel of World War I
- New Zealand Army officers
- New Zealand lawyers
- People from Morrinsville
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Unsuccessful candidates in the New Zealand general election, 1922
- New Zealand Reform Party politicians
- Road incident deaths in New Zealand
