Philip Allen (Rhode Island politician)
Philip Allen | |
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| United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
| In office July 20, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | John H. Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Henry B. Anthony |
| 22nd Governor of Rhode Island | |
| In office May 6, 1851 – July 20, 1853 | |
| Lieutenant | William B. Lawrence Samuel G. Arnold |
| Preceded by | Henry B. Anthony |
| Succeeded by | Francis M. Dimond |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office 1819–1821 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1785 Manufacturer |
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Philip Allen (September 1, 1785 – December 16, 1865) was an
Early life
Allen was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Zachariah Allen and Nancy Crawford Allen.[2] He was educated by private tutors and attended Taunton Academy and Robert Rogers School in Newport, Rhode Island.[3] In 1803, he graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the former name of Brown University) at Providence.[4] 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.[5]
Political career
He began his political career as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821.[6] In 1827, he was appointed pension agent and president of the Rhode Island branch of the United States Bank.[7]
Allen was elected as the
He died in Providence on December 16, 1865,[4] and is interred in the North Burial Ground in Providence.[9]
Family life
He married Phoebe Aborn in 1815, and they had eleven children.[7]
Honors
In 2016, Allen was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Inductee details: Senator Philip Allen". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
- ^ a b National biographical publishing Company (1881). The Biographical Cyclopedia of Representative Men of Rhode Island, Page 1, Issue 281. National biographical publishing Company. p. 218.
- ^ Appleton, D. (1866). The American Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events ...: Embracing Political, Civil, Military, and Social Affairs; Public Documents; Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry. D. Appleton. p. 21.
- ^ a b Brown University (1905). Historical Catalogue of Brown University. Brown University. p. 93.
philip allen died December 16, 1865.
- ^ ISBN 9780403096107.
- ^ a b "CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION AND FORESTRY, 1825 - 1997". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ a b White, J. T. (1899). The National cyclopedia of American biography, being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, Volume 9. J. T. White. p. 399.
- ^ "The Committee is Created". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ISBN 9780806348230.
External links
- United States Congress. "Philip Allen (id: A000141)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- National Governors Association, nga.org. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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