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'''Lieutenant Colonel Sir William James Allen KBE<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Necrothesp/Honours_Lists/1921_Honours_Lists#KBE</ref> DSO <ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30716/supplement/6457/data.pdf</ref>''' (15 October 1866 – 20 December 1947) was a [[Northern Ireland|Northern Irish]] [[Unionism in Ireland|unionist]] politician and soldier.<ref>https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/33769/page/7147/data.pdf</ref>
The son of Joseph and Catherine Allen, he was educated at [[Lurgan College]]. His father Joseph
was one of the co-founders in 1868 of Johnston, Allen & Co., Victoria Street, Lurgan Co Armagh linen manufacturers. After his father Josephs death in 1890, William took his place as partner. This lasted until 1905, when he left to set up his own linen business called, the Windsor factory.<ref>https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9CrlUHICHTIC&pg=PA178&lpg=PA178&dq=founder+of+Johnston,+Allen+%26+Co&source=bl&ots=Dw_lo-CHw6&sig=DquO_hG--ichkjjoZphvDjVrlNs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjMsZbGg6rJAhUBlxQKHXkmDIYQ6AEIJDAA#v=onepage&q=founder%20of%20Johnston%2C%20Allen%20%26%20Co&f=false</ref>
He was elected to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom]] at a [[by-election]] in 1917, as an [[Irish Unionist Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[North Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)|North Armagh]], and retained his seat at the [[United Kingdom general election, 1918|1918 general election]]. The constituency was abolished for the [[United Kingdom general election, 1922|1922 general election]], when he was re-elected as a member of the new [[Ulster Unionist Party]] for the new [[Armagh (UK Parliament constituency)|Armagh constituency]].
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