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|office = [[Massachusetts Attorney General]]
|office = 25th [[Massachusetts Attorney General|Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts]]
|governor = [[Calvin Coolidge]]<br/>[[Channing H. Cox]]
|governor = [[Calvin Coolidge]]<br/>[[Channing H. Cox]]
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|death_place = [[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]]
|death_place = [[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]]
|alma_mater = [[Yale University]]<br/>[[Harvard Law School]]
|alma_mater = [[Yale University]]<br/>[[Harvard Law School]]{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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'''John Weston Allen'''<ref name="John Weston Allen 1872-1942">{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/lawyer.A.html |title=John Weston Allen (1872–1942) |access-date=2010-02-13 }}</ref> (born April 19, 1872 in [[Newton Highlands, Massachusetts]],<ref name="John Weston Allen 1872-1942"/> died January 1, 1942 in [[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]]<ref>{{cite news |title=J. Weston Allen, 69, Ex-Attorney General In Bay State, Dies |work=[[The Hartford Courant]] |date=Jan 2, 1942 }}</ref>) was an American politician who served as a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1915–1918<ref name="Richard T. Howard">{{cite book |author=Richard T. Howard |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–22 |publisher=The Boston Review | url=https://archive.org/texts/flipbook/flippy.php?id=publicofficialso19211922bost }}</ref> and as [[Massachusetts Attorney General]] from 1920–1923.
'''John Weston Allen'''<ref name="John Weston Allen 1872-1942">{{cite web |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MA/lawyer.A.html |title=John Weston Allen (1872–1942) |access-date=2010-02-13 }}</ref> (April 19, 1872<ref name="John Weston Allen 1872-1942"/> – January 1, 1942<ref>{{cite news |title=J. Weston Allen, 69, Ex-Attorney General In Bay State, Dies |work=[[The Hartford Courant]] |date=Jan 2, 1942 }}</ref>) was an American politician who served as a member of the [[Massachusetts House of Representatives]] from 1915 to 1918<ref name="Richard T. Howard">{{cite book |author=Richard T. Howard |title=Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–22 |publisher=The Boston Review | url=https://archive.org/texts/flipbook/flippy.php?id=publicofficialso19211922bost }}</ref> and as [[Massachusetts Attorney General]] from 1920 to 1923.


As Attorney General, Allen was aggressive in his pursuit of white collar criminals.<ref name="query.nytimes.com">{{cite news |title=LAWSON AND OTHER BOSTON BROKERS FINED; Pleading Guilty to Breach of Statute on Mining Stocks, He and Van Riper Pay $1,000. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E2D9133FE432A25751C2A9629C946195D6CF |work=New York Times |date=April 22, 1920 |access-date=2010-02-13 }}</ref> During his tenure, Allen prosecuted [[Thomas W. Lawson (businessman)|Thomas W. Lawson]], [[L. C. Van Riper]],<ref name="query.nytimes.com"/> and [[Charles Ponzi]].<ref name="John Weston Allen 1872-1942"/>
As Attorney General, Allen was aggressive in his pursuit of white collar criminals.<ref name="query.nytimes.com">{{cite news |title=LAWSON AND OTHER BOSTON BROKERS FINED; Pleading Guilty to Breach of Statute on Mining Stocks, He and Van Riper Pay $1,000. |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D02E2D9133FE432A25751C2A9629C946195D6CF |work=New York Times |date=April 22, 1920 |access-date=2010-02-13 }}</ref> During his tenure, Allen prosecuted [[Thomas W. Lawson (businessman)|Thomas W. Lawson]], [[L. C. Van Riper]],<ref name="query.nytimes.com"/> and [[Charles Ponzi]].<ref name="John Weston Allen 1872-1942"/>


Instead of seeking reelection, Allen ran for [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in 1922 but lost the Republican primary election to incumbent [[Channing H. Cox]]. Allen served as a member of the [[United States Attorney General]]'s National Crime Commission from 1926–1936 and was the commission's chairman from 1930–1936.
Instead of seeking reelection, Allen ran for [[Governor of Massachusetts]] in 1922 but lost the Republican primary election to incumbent [[Channing H. Cox]]. Allen served as a member of the [[United States Attorney General]]'s National Crime Commission from 1926 to 1936 and was the commission's chairman from 1930 to 1936.

==See also==
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* [[1915 Massachusetts legislature]]
* [[1917 Massachusetts legislature]]
* [[1918 Massachusetts legislature]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Yale University alumni]]
[[Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Newton, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Politicians from Newton, Massachusetts]]
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[[Category:Massachusetts Republicans]]
[[Category:People from Waverly, Tioga County, New York]]
[[Category:People from Waverly, Tioga County, New York]]


Latest revision as of 11:17, 6 December 2022

J. Weston Allen
Allen c. 1900
25th Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
In office
1920–1923
GovernorCalvin Coolidge
Channing H. Cox
Preceded byHenry A. Wyman
Succeeded byJay R. Benton
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 4th Middlesex district
In office
1915–1918
Personal details
Born(1872-04-19)April 19, 1872
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 1, 1942(1942-01-01) (aged 69)
Waverly, New York
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCaroline Cheney Hills (1901–42)
ResidenceNewton, Massachusetts
Alma materYale University
Harvard Law School[citation needed]
ProfessionAttorney
[1][2][3]

John Weston Allen[4] (April 19, 1872[4] – January 1, 1942[5]) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1915 to 1918[3] and as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1920 to 1923.

As Attorney General, Allen was aggressive in his pursuit of white collar criminals.[6] During his tenure, Allen prosecuted Thomas W. Lawson, L. C. Van Riper,[6] and Charles Ponzi.[4]

Instead of seeking reelection, Allen ran for Governor of Massachusetts in 1922 but lost the Republican primary election to incumbent Channing H. Cox. Allen served as a member of the United States Attorney General's National Crime Commission from 1926 to 1936 and was the commission's chairman from 1930 to 1936.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who's Who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 102.
  2. ^ Howard, Richard T. (1921), Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–1922, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. Page 28.
  3. ^ a b Richard T. Howard. Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–22. The Boston Review.
  4. ^ a b c "John Weston Allen (1872–1942)". Retrieved February 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "J. Weston Allen, 69, Ex-Attorney General In Bay State, Dies". The Hartford Courant. January 2, 1942.
  6. ^ a b "LAWSON AND OTHER BOSTON BROKERS FINED; Pleading Guilty to Breach of Statute on Mining Stocks, He and Van Riper Pay $1,000". New York Times. April 22, 1920. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
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