Davis, Allan Ross

  • From UELAC Website:
    • Allan Davis born at Adolphustown was educated at Upper Canada College graduating as a civil engineer from McGill Universary.
    • He was a railway engineer for twenty years, and then became a land surveyor for the governments of Ontario’s north land and Manitoba. As a writer, he was praised by Dr. Gordon (Ralph Connor) for his book The Old Loyalists, published in 1908 noting with truth and fidelity the description of heroism, courage and endurance faced by the United Empire Loyalists in 1783. He served as a legal advisor for the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada, 1913 – 1914.
    • One of the signers of Petitioners to form a Canadian UEL Association.
    • Those who signed the petition to unite the Loyalists across Canada under one organization hailed from seven of Canada’s provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia).
    • As third generation descendants; ancestors of the Loyalists who retired to Canada before, during and after the American War of Independence 1775, for their belief or desires, to uphold the pride of the country and the heritage bestowed to them – Unity of Empire – to defend the new nation’s principles. Parliamentary government under the Crown. Ottawa – May 27, 1914, Act of Parliament (Cha. 146, 4-5) the incorporation of the Loyalist Societies into one body “The United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada”
  • Second Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=1181
  • Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137293191/allan-ross-davis