Henry Dixon Allen
Henry Dixon Allen (born June 24, 1854 in Henderson , Kentucky , † March 9, 1924 in Morganfield , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1899 and 1903 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .
Career
As early as 1855, Henry Allen came to Morganfield with his parents, where he attended public schools and the Morganfield Collegiate Institute . Between 1869 and 1875 he taught as a teacher in Union County . After studying medicine at Missouri Medical College in St. Louis ( Missouri ) and his 1877 admission as a doctor, he practiced between 1877 and 1878 in Union County in this profession. In 1878 he gave up this activity again; instead he went to law school. After his admission to the bar in the same year, he worked as a lawyer in Morganfield.
Allen was a school councilor in Union County between 1879 and 1881. From 1882 to 1891 he served as a public prosecutor in this district. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional election of 1898 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John Daniel Clardy on March 4, 1899 . After re-election in 1900, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1903 .
In 1902, Allen decided not to run again. As a result, he worked again as a lawyer and in banking and agriculture. Henry Allen died on March 9, 1924 in his home town of Morganfield.
Web links
- Henry Dixon Allen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Henry Dixon Allen in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Allen, Henry Dixon |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 24, 1854 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | near Henderson , Kentucky |
DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1924 |
Place of death | Morganfield , Kentucky |