# Lucas Allen

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'''Lucas R. Allen''' (July 17, 1878 – April 7, 1964) was a merchant and political figure on [Prince Edward Island](/source/Prince_Edward_Island). He represented [5th Prince](/source/5th_Prince) in the [Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Prince_Edward_Island) from 1928 to 1939 as a [Liberal](/source/Prince_Edward_Island_Liberal_Party).

He was born in St. Nicholas, [Lot 17, Prince Edward Island](/source/Lot_17%2C_Prince_Edward_Island), the son of Benjamin C. Allen and Melvina Goodwin, both natives of [New Brunswick](/source/New_Brunswick). Allen was educated in St. Nicholas and [Summerside](/source/Summerside%2C_Prince_Edward_Island). He worked as a delivery person for Brace, McKay and Company, later becoming manager of the grocery department and then company president. In 1903, he married Winnifred Brace. He was also plant manager for Island Foods Inc., which manufactured dehydrated potatoes for troops during [World War II](/source/World_War_II). Allen served on the boards of directors of a number of Prince Edward Island companies, including Brace, McKay and Company. He also served on the town council for Summerside and was president of the Summerside Board of Trade. He served in the province's Executive Council as a [minister without portfolio](/source/minister_without_portfolio). Allen died in Summerside at the age of 85.

==References==
* {{cite book|title=Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs|last=Weeks|first=Blair|isbn=1-894838-01-7|year=2002|publisher=Acorn Press|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mindinghousebiog0000week}}

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Category:Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs
Category:1878 births
Category:1964 deaths
Category:Politicians from Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

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