Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)
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Philip Allen (September 1, 1785Template:Spaced ndashDecember 16, 1865) was an American manufacturer and politician from Rhode Island. He served as Governor of Rhode Island and as a Democratic member of the United States Senate.
Early life
Allen was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Zachariah Allen and Nancy Crawford Allen.[1] He was educated by private tutors and attended Taunton Academy and Robert Rogers School in Newport, Rhode Island.[2] In 1803, he graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the former name of Brown University) at Providence.[3] After graduation, he engaged in mercantile pursuits and foreign commerce before becoming a manufacturer of cotton goods in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He was president of the Providence Insurance Company, and in 1831 he began manufacturing cotton goods in Providence.[4]
Political career
He began his political career as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821.[5] In 1827, he was appointed pension agent and president of the Rhode Island branch of the United States Bank.[6]
Allen was elected as the Democratic Governor of Rhode Island in 1851.[1] He served as Governor until 1853, when he resigned that office after being elected to represent Rhode Island in the United States Senate.[4] Allen served in the Senate from July 20, 1853 to March 3, 1859, and was Chairman for the Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry during the Thirty-third Congress and the Thirty-fourth Congress.[7][5] He was not a candidate for renomination, and retired from politics and business in 1859.
He died in Providence on December 16, 1865,[3] and is interred in the North Burial Ground in Providence.[8]
Family life
He married Phoebe Aborn in 1815, and they had eleven children.[6]
Honors
In 2016, Allen was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.[9]
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External links
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- 1785 births
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- Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island
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- Democratic Party governors of Rhode Island
- Democratic Party members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
- Brown University alumni
- Burials at North Burying Ground (Providence)
- 19th-century United States senators
- 19th-century members of the Rhode Island General Assembly