William F. Allen

William Franklin Allen (born January 19, 1883 in Bridgeville , Delaware , † June 14, 1946 in Lewes , Delaware) was an American politician . Between 1937 and 1939 he represented the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Allen attended the public schools in Bridgeville and Laurel . Then he moved to Seaford . Between 1902 and 1922 he worked in various positions for the Pennsylvania Railroad . He then went into business for himself as a mail order company, sending fruit and other agricultural products. Allen was also in the oil business since 1926. Politically, Allen became a member of the Democratic Party . In 1920 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . Between 1925 and 1929 he was a member of the Delaware Senate , where he served as its President in 1927. Allen was a supporter of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal policy.

In 1936, Allen was elected to the US House of Representatives against Republican incumbent J. George Stewart . He took up his mandate on January 3, 1937 and was only able to exercise it until January 3, 1939 , after losing to George S. Williams in the 1938 elections. After his tenure in Congress , Allen worked primarily in the oil and gasoline business. He died in a Lewes hospital in 1946. William Allen was married to Addie M. Davies, with whom he had three children.

Web links

• William F. Allen in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William F. Allen in the database of Find a Grave (English)