John Allison

John Allison (1753 – March 1, 1821) was an Irish-born farmer, merchant and politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Newport Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1811 to 1820.

He was born near Limavady, the son of Joseph Allison and Alice Polk (or Pollock). He came to Nova Scotia with his family in 1769. In 1779, Allison married Nancy Whidden. He lived in Horton but later moved to Newport. He died in Newport.

Another son, Hon. Joseph Allison (1783-1839), was a successful West Indies merchant in Halifax, partnering first with his father-in-law, Charles Ramage Prescott and after his retirement in 1815, Enos Collins (Collins and Allison). He was a member of His Majesty's Council in 1837 and one of the founders of the 1819 Halifax Banking Company. (4)