William J. Allen
William J. Allen | |
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Samuel Hubbel Treat Jr. | |
Succeeded by | J. Otis Humphrey |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th district | |
In office March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | |
Preceded by | District established |
Succeeded by | Andrew J. Kuykendall |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th district | |
In office June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | |
Preceded by | John A. Logan |
Succeeded by | Lewis W. Ross |
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857 | |
Preceded by | David B. Russell |
Succeeded by | Thomas Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | William Joshua Allen June 9, 1829 Wilson County, Tennessee, US |
Died | January 26, 1901 Hot Springs, Arkansas, US | (aged 71)
Resting place | Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield, Illinois, US |
Political party | Democratic |
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Education | University of Louisville School of Law (LL.B.) |
William Joshua Allen (June 9, 1829 – January 26, 1901), frequently known as W. J. Allen,
Education and career
Born on June 9, 1829, in Wilson County, Tennessee,[2] Allen moved with his father to Franklin County (now Williamson County), Illinois about 1830, and in 1839 settled in Marion, Illinois and attended the common schools.[3]
He received a Bachelor of Laws in 1848 from the University of Louisville Law Department (now the University of Louisville School of Law.[2] He was an enrolling and engrossing clerk for the Illinois General Assembly in 1849 and 1851.[2] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Metropolis, Illinois from 1849 to 1853.[2]
He was prosecuting attorney for the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit of Illinois from 1853 to 1854.[2] He resumed private practice in Marion from 1853 to 1862.[2] He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives of the 3rd district from 1855 to 1857.[4] He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois from 1855 to 1859.[2] He was a Judge of the Illinois Circuit Court for the Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit from 1859 to 1861.[2]
Congressional service
Allen was elected as a
Later career
Following his departure from Congress, Allen resumed private practice in
Federal judicial service
Allen received a
Family
Allen was the son of
References
- ^ Newspaper mentions of Judge W. J. Allen
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m William Joshua Allen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c d e f g h United States Congress. "William J. Allen (id: A000152)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "List of the members composing the nineteenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois". Illinois Digital Archives. Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
Sources
- United States Congress. "William J. Allen (id: A000152)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- William Joshua Allen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress