Surname: Allan Forename(s): Robert b. 1 November 1774. d. 1 June 1841. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Working-class poet, songwriter, Chartist. Born and lived in Kilbarchan, Scotland.
Married Janet Lang on 14 February 1801. Emigrated to America in 1841. Contributed
to Harp of Renfrewshire (1820) and Scottish Minstrel(1820) by Robert Archibald Smith. Author of Evening Hours: Poems and Songs (1836), Selected Songs (1855). Biographical information: ODNB. (CC, AC)