John Manchester Allen
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John Manchester Allen (3 August 1901 – 28 November 1941) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.
He represented the Hauraki electorate from 1938 to 1941, when he died. He was killed in action with the NZEF during an offensive in Libya.
He was a farmer in Morrinsville, and an Anglican lay-reader. He was born in England, and educated at King's College, Auckland, and at Pembroke College, Cambridge where he graduated with MA and LLB degrees.
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- Gustafson, Barry (1986), The First 50 Years: A History of the New Zealand National Party, Auckland, [N.Z.]: Reed Methuen, p. 297, ISBN 0-474-00177-6
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985), New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840-1984 (4th ed.), Wellington, [N.Z.]: Government Printer
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