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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1872|4|19}} |
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|birth_place = [[Newton Highlands, Massachusetts]] |
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|death_place = [[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]] |
|death_place = [[Waverly, Tioga County, New York|Waverly, New York]] |
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|alma_mater = [[Yale University]]<br/>[[Harvard Law School]] |
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican |
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|footnotes = <ref name="whoswho1908p102">{{Citation| title =Who's Who in State Politics, 1918 | page = 102. | publisher=Practical Politics | location = Boston, MA | year = 1918}}</ref><ref name="Howard 1921 Page 28">{{Citation| last=Howard | first=Richard T. | title = Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–1922 | page = Page 28. | publisher=The Boston Review | location = Boston, MA | year = 1921}}</ref><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> |
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Revision as of 02:03, 2 January 2021
J. Weston Allen | |
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Massachusetts Attorney General | |
In office 1920–1923 | |
Governor | Calvin Coolidge Channing H. Cox |
Preceded by | Henry A. Wyman |
Succeeded by | Jay R. Benton |
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 4th Middlesex district | |
In office 1915–1918 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Newton Highlands, Massachusetts | April 19, 1872
Died | January 1, 1942 Waverly, New York | (aged 69)
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Caroline Cheney Hills (1901–42) |
Residence | Newton, Massachusetts |
Alma mater | Yale University Harvard Law School |
Profession | Attorney |
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John Weston Allen[4] (born April 19, 1872 in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts,[4] died January 1, 1942 in Waverly, New York[5]) was an American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1915–1918[3] and as Massachusetts Attorney General from 1920–1923.
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 1926–1936 and was the commission's chairman from 1930–1936.
References
- ^ Who's Who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1918, p. 102.
- ^ Howard, Richard T. (1921), Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–1922, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. Page 28.
- ^ a b Richard T. Howard. Public Officials of Massachusetts 1921–22. The Boston Review.
- ^ a b c "John Weston Allen (1872–1942)". Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ^ "J. Weston Allen, 69, Ex-Attorney General In Bay State, Dies". The Hartford Courant. January 2, 1942.
- ^ 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.
- 1872 births
- 1942 deaths
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Massachusetts Attorneys General
- Yale University alumni
- Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
- Politicians from Newton, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Republicans
- People from Waverly, Tioga County, New York
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