John W. Allen
| John William Allen | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th district |
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| In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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| Preceded by | Jonathan Sloane |
| Succeeded by | Sherlock James Andrews |
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| Born | August, 1802 Litchfield, Connecticut |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cleveland, Ohio |
| Resting place | Erie Street Cemetery |
| Political party | Whig |
John William Allen (August, 1802 – October 5, 1887) was a lawyer and politician from Ohio.
John W. Allen was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in August, 1802. He was the son of Representative John Allen. He attended preparatory schools and moved to Chenango County, New York in 1818. He received a classical education and studied law.[1]
Allen moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1825, and studied law under judge Samuel Cowles and became a leader of the bar.[2] He was president of the village 1831-1835, a member of the board of directors of the Commercial Bank of Lake Erie in 1832, and one of the incorporators of the Cleveland and Newburgh Railroad Company in 1834.[1]
Allen was an organizer of the Ohio Railroad in 1836, and served in the Ohio State Senate 1836-37. He was elected to the 25th and 26th Congresses as a Whig, and served March 4, 1837-March 3, 1841. He was elected Mayor of Cleveland in 1841.[1]
In 1845, Allen was elected president of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad, and was a delegate to the first convention on river and harbor improvement, held in Chacago in 1847.[1] When the Whig party dissolved in the 1850s, he joined with the Republicans.[2] He was appointed postmaster of Cleveland April 4, 1870 by President Grant, and was re-appointed in 1874, serving until he resigned January 11, 1875. He died in Cleveland on October 5, 1887, and was interred at Erie Street Cemetery.
See also
References
External links
- John W. Allen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- John W. Allen at Find a Grave
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Cleveland 1841 |
Succeeded by Joshua Mills |
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Frederick Whittlesey
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Senator from Cuyahoga County December 7, 1835-March 3, 1837 |
Succeeded by Simeon Fuller |
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 15th congressional district
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- Mayors of Cleveland, Ohio
- Ohio State Senators
- People from Litchfield, Connecticut
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Ohio Whigs
- 1802 births
- 1887 deaths
- 19th-century American railroad executives
- 19th-century businessmen
- Ohio Republicans
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives
