John Clayton Allen

John Clayton Allen

John Clayton Allen (born February 14, 1860 in Hinesburg , Vermont , †  January 12, 1939 in Monmouth , Illinois ) was an American politician . Between 1925 and 1933 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Allen attended his home public schools and the Beeman Academy in New Haven . He moved to Lincoln in 1881 and then to McCook , Nebraska in 1886 . He worked in trade in both cities. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1887 and 1889 Allen was a member of the McCook parish council; in 1890 he became mayor of that municipality. From 1891 to 1895 he was Secretary of State, the executive officer of the state government of Nebraska. In 1896 he moved to Monmouth, Illinois, where he became president of his own department store. He also headed the People's National Bank of Monmouth there . Between 1917 and 1927 he was a board member of the State Normal School .

In the 1924 congressional elections , Allen was elected to the 14th  constituency of Illinois in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William J. Graham, who had since stepped down, on March 4, 1925 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . These had been shaped by the events of the Great Depression since 1929 .

In 1932 John Allen was not re-elected. Two years later, another congressional candidacy failed. After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Allen resumed his previous activities in Monmouth. He died there on January 12, 1939.

Web links

• John Clayton Allen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Clayton Allen in the database of Find a Grave (English)