Fred J. Allen

Fred J. Allen
From 1902's An Album of the Attorneys of Maine
70th President of the Maine Senate
In office
January 2, 1907 – January 6, 1909
Preceded byForrest Goodwin
Succeeded byLuere B. Deasy
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 4, 1905 – January 6, 1909
Serving with J. B. E. Tartre and J. W. Simpson
Preceded byOliver C. Titcomb
Succeeded byGeorge H. Smith
ConstituencyYork County
Member of the Maine House of Representatives from Sanford
In office
January 2, 1901 – January 4, 1905
Preceded byWilliam Kernon
Succeeded byGeorge A. Goodwin
Personal details
Born
Fred John Allen

July 27, 1865
Alfred, Maine, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 1917(1917-02-02) (aged 51)
Sanford, Maine, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materBowdoin College

Fred John Allen (July 27, 1865 – February 2, 1917) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. Allen, a native of Alfred, Maine and member of the Republican Party, served in the Maine Legislature from 1901 to 1908.[1] Allen served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives from 1901 to 1904. Elected to the Maine Senate in 1904, Allen also was elected Senate President in 1907–1908.[2]

Prior to Allen's time in politics, he attended Bowdoin College and served as superintendent of Sanford public schools.[1]

Allen's brother, Amos L. Allen, spent 12 years in the United States Congress from Maine's 1st congressional district.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Obituary Record of the Graduates of Bowdoin College and the Medical School of Maine. Bowdoin College. 1917. p. 447. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on December 20, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. ^ "Charles Allen Obituary - Portland, ME". Portland Press Herald. February 1, 2006. Retrieved July 1, 2016.