William J. Allen

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William J. Allen

William Joshua Allen (born June 9, 1829 in Wilson County , Tennessee , †  January 26, 1901 in Hot Springs , Arkansas ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1862 and 1865 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives ; he later became a federal judge in the federal district court for the southern district of Illinois.

Career

William Allen was the son of Congressman Willis Allen (1806-1859). Around 1830 he and his father came to what would later become Williamson County in Illinois. In 1839 they settled in Marion , where he attended public schools. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1849, Allen began to work in Metropolis in this profession. Between 1849 and 1851 he was an administrator with the Illinois House of Representatives . He then practiced as a lawyer in Marion. In 1854, he became a district attorney in Illinois' 26th Judicial District. Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1855 he was elected to the Illinois Senate. From 1859 to 1861 he served as a judge in the 26th judicial district.

After the resignation of Rep. John A. Logan Allen won the by-election for the ninth seat of Illinois, whereupon he took up his seat in the House of Representatives in Washington, DC on June 2, 1862 . After re-election in the 13th  constituency of his state, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1865 . This time was marked by the events of the civil war . In 1864 he decided not to run again for Congress.

In 1862 and 1870, William Allen served as a delegate to meetings to revise the Illinois Constitution. He also took part in the respective Democratic National Conventions in 1864 and 1888 . From 1886 he lived in Springfield . Allen served as a judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois from 1887 until his death on January 26, 1901 in Hot Springs . His seat then fell to J. Otis Humphrey .

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SURNAME Allen, William J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Allen, William Joshua (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH June 9, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH Wilson County , Tennessee
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1901
Place of death Hot Springs , Arkansas