John Allen (Connecticut)

John Allen ( * June 12, 1763 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, † July 31, 1812 in Litchfield, Connecticut ) was an American politician. Between 1797 and 1799 he represented the state of Connecticut in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

John Allen attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent study of law at the Litchfield Law School, and in 1786 made ​​his admission to the bar he began to practice in his new profession in Litchfield. Allen was the end of the 1790s a member of the Federalist Party, founded by Alexander Hamilton. Between 1793 and 1796 he was a member of the House of Connecticut.

In the congressional elections of 1796, which were held all across the state, Allen was elected for the sixth parliamentary seat of Connecticut in the U.S. House of Representatives. There he entered on March 4, 1797, the successor of Zephaniah Swift. But since he renounced already at the next election to another candidate, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1799.

After his time in the House of Representatives Allen was 1800-1806 Member of the State Council and the Supreme Court of Errors. Then he was up to his death in July 1812 in Litchfield again worked as a lawyer. His son John (1802-1887) was sitting 1837-1841 for the state of Ohio in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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