Edward P. Allen
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Edward P. Allen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
Preceded by | Nathaniel B. Eldredge |
Succeeded by | James S. Gorman |
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Washtenaw County 1st district | |
In office January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1880 | |
Mayor of Ypsilanti | |
In office 1899–1900 | |
Preceded by | Don Louis Davis |
Succeeded by | Henry R. Scoville |
In office 1880–1881 | |
Preceded by | Lambert A. Barnes |
Succeeded by | Henry R. Scoville |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Payson Allen October 28, 1839 29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | U.S. Civil War |
Edward Payson Allen (October 28, 1839 – November 25, 1909) was an American Civil War veteran and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891.
Early years
Allen was born in Sharon Township, Michigan, on October 28, 1839, and attended the district and select schools.[1] Until his twentieth year his time was divided between farm labor in summer and attending and teaching school in winter.[1] He graduated from the State normal school (now Eastern Michigan University) in 1864, going thence to Vassar, Michigan, where for three months he taught the Union School.[1]
Civil War
In June, 1864, near the end of the
Career
Allen graduated from the law school of
Allen lost his first election for the
Last years
After leaving Congress, Allen resumed the practice of law and was a member of the State board of agriculture 1897-1903 and was again mayor of Ypsilanti in 1899 and 1900. He was a member of the State soldiers’ home board 1903–1909. Allen died from a stroke in Ypsilanti and is interred in Highland Cemetery there.
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- public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Edward_P.". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
- United States Congress. "Edward P. Allen (id: A000119)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-11
- The Political Graveyard