Edward P. Allen

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Edward P. Allen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded byNathaniel B. Eldredge
Succeeded byJames 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 byDon Louis Davis
Succeeded byHenry R. Scoville
In office
1880–1881
Preceded byLambert A. Barnes
Succeeded byHenry R. Scoville
Personal details
Born
Edward Payson Allen

(1839-10-28)October 28, 1839
29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsU.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

captaincy.[1]
He mustered out with his regiment in September 1865.

Career

Allen graduated from the law school of

Michigan State House of Representatives
in 1876 and again in 1878, at which time he was elected speaker pro tempore. He was mayor of Ypsilanti in 1880 and was appointed United States Indian agent for Michigan in August 1882, serving until December 1885.

Allen lost his first election for the

Fifty-second Congress
.

Allen grave

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.

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Johnson 1906, p. 81

Sources

  • Wikisource This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainJohnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Edward_P.". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan

1887– 1891
Succeeded by