John W. Allen

John W. Allen

John William Allen (born August 1802 in Litchfield , Connecticut , †  October 5, 1887 in Cleveland , Ohio ) was an American politician . Between 1837 and 1841 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John W. Allen was the son of Congressman John Allen (1763-1812) from Connecticut. He attended preparatory schools. In 1818 he moved to Chenango County, New York State , where he received a classical education. After a subsequent law degree and his admission to the bar in 1826, he began to work in Cleveland in this profession. He also got into the banking and railroad business. From 1832 he was a board member of the then founded Commercial Bank of Lake Erie . In 1834 he was a founder of the Cleveland & Newburg Railroad Co. Two years later he was also in the founding of Ohio Railroad Co. involved. Politically, he joined the Whig Party . He served in the Ohio Senate in 1836 and 1837 .

In the congressional election of 1836 Allen was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Jonathan Sloane on March 4, 1837 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1841 . In 1841 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Allen was elected Mayor of Cleveland in 1841 to succeed Nicholas Dockstader ; In 1845 he became president of the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad . In 1847 he was a delegate to the First Convention on River and Harbor Improvement in Chicago . After the dissolution of the Whigs, he joined the Republican Party . From 1870 to 1875 he was a postman in Cleveland. He was also one of the earliest banking officers for the Ohio state government. He died on October 5, 1887 in Cleveland, where he was also buried.

Web links

• John W. Allen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• John W. Allen in the database of Find a Grave (English)