ALLAN, JOHN T.
(1821-1888).
John T. Allan, sometimes called the "Father of Industrial Education in Texas," was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
In 1863 Allan left for Louisiana and became an officer in the Confederate Army. From 1864 to 1865 he was district attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Louisiana.
After the Civil War he moved back to Texas. On September 1, 1867, he was appointed state treasurer, and before the close of his term about $7,000 was stolen from the treasury. On February 28, 1870, a board of military officers appointed by the headquarters of the Fifth Military District heard testimony. Allan appeared before the board and was acquitted.
He served as a member of the board of trustees for the Deaf and Dumb Institute (later the Texas School for the Deaf). He was a Republican and Presbyterian. He died a bachelor on January 22, 1888, and left to the city of Austin an estate valued at about $43,000, with a request that an industrial school be established for the purpose of teaching the practical use of tools and scientific principles.
In September 1896 a manual-training department was established at Austin High School as a result of his benefaction, the first department of its kind in the South. John T. Allan High School (later John T. Allan Junior High) was named for him and opened in 1900. Allan was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, and his remains were moved to the State Cemetery in 1930.
SOURCE:
http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us-
(1821-1888).
John T. Allan, sometimes called the "Father of Industrial Education in Texas," was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
In 1863 Allan left for Louisiana and became an officer in the Confederate Army. From 1864 to 1865 he was district attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Louisiana.
After the Civil War he moved back to Texas. On September 1, 1867, he was appointed state treasurer, and before the close of his term about $7,000 was stolen from the treasury. On February 28, 1870, a board of military officers appointed by the headquarters of the Fifth Military District heard testimony. Allan appeared before the board and was acquitted.
He served as a member of the board of trustees for the Deaf and Dumb Institute (later the Texas School for the Deaf). He was a Republican and Presbyterian. He died a bachelor on January 22, 1888, and left to the city of Austin an estate valued at about $43,000, with a request that an industrial school be established for the purpose of teaching the practical use of tools and scientific principles.
In September 1896 a manual-training department was established at Austin High School as a result of his benefaction, the first department of its kind in the South. John T. Allan High School (later John T. Allan Junior High) was named for him and opened in 1900. Allan was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, and his remains were moved to the State Cemetery in 1930.
SOURCE:
http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us-
ALLAN, JOHN T.
(1821-1888).
John T. Allan, sometimes called the "Father of Industrial Education in Texas," was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
In 1863 Allan left for Louisiana and became an officer in the Confederate Army. From 1864 to 1865 he was district attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Louisiana.
After the Civil War he moved back to Texas. On September 1, 1867, he was appointed state treasurer, and before the close of his term about $7,000 was stolen from the treasury. On February 28, 1870, a board of military officers appointed by the headquarters of the Fifth Military District heard testimony. Allan appeared before the board and was acquitted.
He served as a member of the board of trustees for the Deaf and Dumb Institute (later the Texas School for the Deaf). He was a Republican and Presbyterian. He died a bachelor on January 22, 1888, and left to the city of Austin an estate valued at about $43,000, with a request that an industrial school be established for the purpose of teaching the practical use of tools and scientific principles.
In September 1896 a manual-training department was established at Austin High School as a result of his benefaction, the first department of its kind in the South. John T. Allan High School (later John T. Allan Junior High) was named for him and opened in 1900. Allan was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, and his remains were moved to the State Cemetery in 1930.
SOURCE:
http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us-
(1821-1888).
John T. Allan, sometimes called the "Father of Industrial Education in Texas," was born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
In 1863 Allan left for Louisiana and became an officer in the Confederate Army. From 1864 to 1865 he was district attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Louisiana.
After the Civil War he moved back to Texas. On September 1, 1867, he was appointed state treasurer, and before the close of his term about $7,000 was stolen from the treasury. On February 28, 1870, a board of military officers appointed by the headquarters of the Fifth Military District heard testimony. Allan appeared before the board and was acquitted.
He served as a member of the board of trustees for the Deaf and Dumb Institute (later the Texas School for the Deaf). He was a Republican and Presbyterian. He died a bachelor on January 22, 1888, and left to the city of Austin an estate valued at about $43,000, with a request that an industrial school be established for the purpose of teaching the practical use of tools and scientific principles.
In September 1896 a manual-training department was established at Austin High School as a result of his benefaction, the first department of its kind in the South. John T. Allan High School (later John T. Allan Junior High) was named for him and opened in 1900. Allan was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, and his remains were moved to the State Cemetery in 1930.
SOURCE:
http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us-
Inscription
TREASURER OF THE STATE OF TEXAS 1867 - 1869
FATHER OF INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION IN TEXAS
THIS STONE FROM HIS NATIVE HEATH,
ERECTED BY THE SCHOOL CHILDREN OF AUSTIN
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