A. Leonard Allen
A. Leonard Allen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1953 | |
Preceded by | Cleveland Dear |
Succeeded by | George S. Long |
Personal details | |
Born | Asa Leonard
Allen January 5, 1891 Democratic |
Spouse | Lottie Mae Thompson |
Children | Harwell L. Allen Lyndon Blaine Allen |
Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
Asa Leonard Allen (January 5, 1891 – January 5, 1969) was an educator, attorney, and member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. He served eight terms as a Democrat from 1937 to 1953, having represented the now defunct 8th congressional district, centered about Alexandria.
Early life and career
Allen was born in a log cabin near Winnfield, the seat of Winn Parish, to Asa L. Allen and the former Sophronia Perkins. He was a younger brother of Governor Oscar Kelly Allen.
Education
He was educated in the Winn Parish
Family
The next year, he married the former Lottie Mae Thompson, and they had two sons, Harwell L. Allen, who became a district judge, and Lyndon Blaine Allen.
Early career
Allen taught in the rural schools of neighboring
Allen was a prominent
Congress
While he first ran for Congress, Allen was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1936, which renominated the
In 1943, Allen was among the US representatives who opposed the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act.[1] He also introduced the Renunciation Act of 1944 in the House.
Death and legacy
Allen died on his 78th birthday in his native Winnfield, Louisiana.[citation needed]
In 1994, Allen was
The municipal building in Winnfield is named in his honor.
References
- ^ "105 Chinese", Time, June 14, 1943
- "Asa Leonard Allen", A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography, Vol. 1 (1988), p. 9
- http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000114
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090703054258/http://cityofwinnfield.com/museum.html