Capt. Alexander Allan - Shipping project needed for the founder of the Allan Shipping Line

I cannot seem to locate a project that would recognize Alexander as the founder of the Allan Shipping Line.

All 5 of his sons were actively involved with the business, but it was his second son, [[Sir Hugh Allan Sir Hugh Allan]], who spearheaded the second generation. In 1854, Hugh launched the Montreal Ocean Steamship Company as part of the Allan Line, and two years later ousted Samuel Cunard to take control of the Royal Mail contract between Britain and North America. By the 1880s, the Allan Line was the world's largest privately owned shipping concern.

In 1891, the company took over the State Line (founded 1872) and was often referred to as the Allan & State Line. In 1897, [[Andrew Allan Andrew Allan]] amalgamated the various branches of the Allan shipping empire under one company, Allan Line Steamship Company Ltd., of Glasgow. The company by then had added offices in Boston and London. In 1917, under [[Sir Hugh Montague Allan Sir Montague Allan]], who represented the third generation of the Allan family, the company was purchased by Canadian Pacific Steamships, and by the following year the Allan name had disappeared from the waves.