John James Allen

John James Allen (born September 25, 1797 in Woodstock , Virginia , † September 18, 1871 in Fincastle , Virginia) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1833 and 1835 he represented the state of Virginia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Allen was the younger brother of Congressman Robert Allen (1794-1859). In the years 1810 and 1811, he attended Dickinson College in Carlisle ( Pennsylvania ). He then studied until 1815 at Washington College in Lexington , today's Washington and Lee University . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1819, he began to work in this profession, first in Campbell Courthouse and then in Clarksburg . In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . Between 1828 and 1830 he was a member of the Virginia Senate . As a result, he also acted as a district attorney in his home country.

In the congressional election of 1832 , Allen was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 20th constituency of Virginia , where he succeeded Robert Craig on March 4, 1833 . Since he was not confirmed in 1834, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1835 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, John Allen served as a judge in various courts between 1836 and 1865; while he was a member of the Supreme Court of Virginia from 1840 . Then he devoted himself to his now extensive property, which he managed. He died on September 18, 1871 near Fincastle.

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SURNAME	Allen, John James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1797
PLACE OF BIRTH	Woodstock , Virginia
DATE OF DEATH	September 18, 1871
Place of death	near Fincastle , Virginia