Judson Allen
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Judson Allen (April 3, 1797 – August 6, 1880) was an American businessman and politician, who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 20th district.
Early life
Judson Allen was born on April 3, 1797, in Plymouth, Connecticut. He attended public schools there.[1]
Career
Allen was engaged in the lumber industry in Plymouth, before he moved to Harpursville, New York. He was appointed Harpursville postmaster from 1830 to 1839. He then served as a judge in the Broome County, New York court for 8 years and as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1836 to 1837.[1]
In 1839, Allen was elected on the Democratic ticket to the United States House of Representatives for the twentieth district of New York for the twenty-sixth United States Congress. He served from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1841.[1][2]
Upon leaving the Congress, Allen moved to Saint Louis, Missouri, where he was actively involved in the produce, lumber, marble, and grocery fields.[1]
Personal life
Allen married Roena Badger, daughter of Lemuel Badger and Sabra Smith, in 1825. Roena died on December 2, 1830, and he married her sister, Sabra Badger, on 4 June 1835.[3]
Allen died in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 6, 1880. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.[1][4]
References
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External links
- Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.
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- 1797 births
- 1880 deaths
- People from Plymouth, Connecticut
- Politicians from Binghamton, New York
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) postmasters
- Politicians from St. Louis
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- People from Colesville, New York
- 19th-century New York state court judges
- Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery
- 19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives