H. Montagu Allan


LieutenantColonel Sir Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan, CVO , , of Ravenscrag in Montreals Golden Square Mile. He was the principal heir of his father, Sir Hugh Allan, and became deputy chairman of the familyowned Allan Steamship Line. He was president of several major Canadian financial institutions and the Montreal General Hospital. He cofounded and was president of the RitzCarlton Hotel, Montreal. In 1942, he and his wife donated their home, Ravenscrag, to the McGill University Faculty of Medicine, when it became known as the Allan Memorial Institute. He is best remembered as a sportsman who donated the Allan Cup, the trophy that is still awarded today to the Canadian mens amateur ice hockey champions.

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