James Allan

James Allan (20 December 1856 – 26 January 1938) was a draper and a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Early life and business career Allan was born in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland,

The business started out at South Brisbane, but by 1895 business had so greatly increased that they moved to Queen Street, in the centre of Brisbane. In 1911 Allan & Stark was formed into a private company with many of its employees having acquired an interest in it. In 1919 it became a public company and later incorporated the Civil Service Stores and also Stuparts Ltd, who were based in Maryborough. In 1912, he switched to the new electorate of Kurilpa but lost his seat to Labour's William Hartley in 1915.

During his time in parliament, Premier William Kidston was known to seek Allan's advice on financial policy. Robert Allan went on to be a professor of obstetrics at the University of Melbourne. and together had two sons and two daughters. Allan died in Brisbane on Australia Day, 1938 and was privately interred.