Edward N. Allen

Edward Normand Allen (born April 18, 1891 in Hartford , Connecticut , †  November 14, 1972 ) was an American politician . Between 1951 and 1955 he was lieutenant governor of the state of Connecticut.

Career

Edward Allen attended Norwich University in Vermont and then graduated from Yale University . He joined the United States Army and served on the border there in 1916 during a border dispute with Mexico , where he was involved in the search for Pancho Villa . Then he took part in the First World War. Between 1920 and 1924 he was the Police Commissioner in Hartford. He later ran the Allen-Sage department store . Politically, Allen joined the Republican Party . He served in the Connecticut Senate from 1927 to 1929 ; in 1928 he was a substitute delegate to the Republican National Convention , at which Herbert Hoover was nominated as a presidential candidate. Between 1947 and 1948 he was Mayor of Hartford.

In 1950, Allen was elected lieutenant governor of Connecticut alongside John Davis Lodge . He held this office between 1951 and 1955. He was Deputy Governor and Chairman of the State Senate. At that time, an amendment to the state constitution came into force that extended the terms of office of the governor and his deputy from two to four years.

After the end of his time as Lieutenant Governor, Edward Allen no longer appeared politically. Since January 14, 1936, he was married to Mildred Pomeranz, who held the office of Secretary of State of Connecticut between 1955 and 1959 . He died on November 14, 1972.

Web links

• Edward N. Allen in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• The Political Graveyard