Edward P. Allen

American politician & lawyer (1839–1909)

Edward P. Allen


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	Nathaniel B. Eldredge
Succeeded by	James S. Gorman
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the Washtenaw County 1st district
In office January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1880
Mayor of Ypsilanti
In office 1899–1900
Preceded by	Don Louis Davis
Succeeded by	Henry R. Scoville
In office 1880–1881
Preceded by	Lambert A. Barnes
Succeeded by	Henry R. Scoville

Personal details
Born	Edward Payson Allen (1839-10-28)October 28, 1839 Sharon Township, Michigan
Died	November 25, 1909(1909-11-25) (aged 70) Ypsilanti, Michigan
Resting place	Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	University of Michigan Law School
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1864–1865
Rank	Captain
Unit	29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	U.S. Civil War

Edward Payson Allen (October 28, 1839 – November 25, 1909) was an American Civil War veteran and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891.

Early years

Allen was born in Sharon Township, Michigan, on October 28, 1839, and attended the district and select schools.^[1] Until his twentieth year his time was divided between farm labor in summer and attending and teaching school in winter.^[1] He graduated from the State normal school (now Eastern Michigan University) in 1864, going thence to Vassar, Michigan, where for three months he taught the Union School.^[1]

Civil War

In June, 1864, near the end of the American Civil War, Allen enlisted and helped to raise a company for the Twenty-ninth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, he was commissioned first lieutenant in September 1864 and before the close of the war, he was promoted to a captaincy.^[1] He mustered out with his regiment in September 1865.

Career

Allen graduated from the law school of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in March 1867 and was admitted to the bar, commenced practice in co-partnership with the Hon. B. M. Cutcheon in Ypsilanti.^[1] He became assistant assessor of internal revenue in 1869 and prosecuting attorney of Washtenaw County in 1872. He was alderman of Ypsilanti 1872-1874 and was elected to the Michigan State House of Representatives in 1876 and again in 1878, at which time he was elected speaker pro tempore. He was mayor of Ypsilanti in 1880 and was appointed United States Indian agent for Michigan in August 1882, serving until December 1885.

Allen lost his first election for the United States House of Representatives in 1884. In 1886, Allen was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district for the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.

Last years

After leaving Congress, Allen resumed the practice of law and was a member of the State board of agriculture 1897-1903 and was again mayor of Ypsilanti in 1899 and 1900. He was a member of the State soldiers’ home board 1903–1909. Allen died from a stroke in Ypsilanti and is interred in Highland Cemetery there.

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Johnson 1906, p. 81

Sources

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Edward_P.". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.

United States Congress. "Edward P. Allen (id: A000119)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2009-04-11
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Nathaniel B. Eldredge	United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan 1887– 1891	Succeeded by James S. Gorman

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan

Territory	Woodbridge Sibley Richard Wing Biddle Wing Lyon G. Jones
At-large	Crary J. Howard Kelley Staebler

1st district	McClelland Buel Penniman D. Stuart W. Howard Cooper W. Howard Granger Beaman Waldron Field A. S. Williams Newberry Lord Maybury J. L. Chipman Griffin Corliss Lucking Denby Doremus Codd Clancy Sosnowski Clancy Sadowski Tenerowicz Sadowski Machrowicz Nedzi Conyers Stupak Benishek Bergman
2nd district	Lyon J. S. Chipman E. Bradley C. Stuart Sprague C. Stuart Noble Waldron Beaman Upson Stoughton Waldron Willits Eldredge Allen Gorman Spalding H. Smith Townsend Wedemeyer Beakes Bacon Beakes Michener Lehr Michener Meader Vivian Esch Pursell Hoekstra Huizenga Moolenaar
3rd district	Hunt Bingham J. Conger Clark Walbridge Kellogg Longyear Blair Willard McGowan Lacey O'Donnell Burrows Milnes A. Todd Gardner J. Smith Frankhauser J. Smith A. B. Williams Hooper Kimball Main Shafer Johansen P. Todd G. Brown Wolpe Henry Ehlers Amash Meijer Scholten
4th district	H. L. Stevens Peck Leach Trowbridge Kellogg Ferry Foster Burrows Potter Keightley Burrows Yaple Burrows Thomas Hamilton Ketcham Foulkes Hoffman Hutchinson Stockman Siljander Upton Camp Moolenaar Huizenga
5th district	Baldwin Trowbridge O. Conger Foster W. Williams Stone Webber Houseman Comstock M. Ford Belknap M. Ford Belknap Richardson W. Smith Diekema Sweet Mapes Jonkman G. Ford Vander Veen Sawyer Henry Barcia D. E. Kildee D. T. Kildee Walberg
6th district	Driggs Strickland Sutherland Begole Durand Brewer Spaulding Winans Brewer Stout Aitken S. Smith Kelley Hudson Person Cady Blackney Transue Blackney Clardy Hayworth Chamberlain Carr Dunn Carr Upton Dingell
7th district	O. Conger Rich Carleton Whiting Snover Weeks McMorran Cramton Wolcott McIntosh O'Hara Mackie Riegle D. E. Kildee N. Smith Schwarz Walberg Schauer Walberg Slotkin
8th district	N. Bradley Ellsworth Horr Tarsney Bliss Youmans Linton Brucker Fordney Vincent Hart Crawford Bentley Harvey Traxler Carr Chrysler Stabenow Rogers M. Bishop Slotkin Kildee
9th district	Hubbell Cutcheon H. Wheeler Moon R. Bishop McLaughlin Harry W. Musselwhite Engel Thompson Griffin Vander Jagt D. E. Kildee Knollenberg Peters S. Levin A. Levin McClain
10th district	Hatch Fisher F. Wheeler Weadock Crump Aplin Loud Woodruff Loud Currie Woodruff Cederberg Albosta Schuette Camp Bonior Miller Mitchell McClain J. James
11th district	Breitung Moffatt Seymour Stephenson Avery Mesick Darragh Dodds Lindquist Scott Bohn P. Brown Luecke F. Bradley Potter Knox Clevenger Ruppe Davis Knollenberg McCotter Curson Bentivolio Trott H. Stevens
12th district	Stephenson Shelden Young MacDonald W. F. James Hook Bennett Hook Bennett O'Hara Bonior Levin J. Dingell Jr. D. Dingell Tlaib
13th district	Nichols McLeod Brennan McLeod O'Brien McLeod O'Brien Coffin O'Brien Diggs Crockett Collins W. Ford Rivers Kilpatrick Clarke Conyers B. Jones Tlaib Thanedar
14th district	Weideman Rabaut Youngblood Rabaut Ryan Nedzi Hertel Conyers Peters Lawrence
15th district	J. Dingell Sr. J. Dingell Jr. W. Ford Collins Kilpatrick J. Dingell Jr.
16th district	Lesinski Sr. Lesinski Jr. J. Dingell Jr.
17th district	Dondero Oakman Griffiths Brodhead Levin
18th district	Dondero Broomfield Huber Blanchard Broomfield
19th district	Farnum McDonald Broomfield