John Clayton Allen (1860 - 1939) - Find A Grave Memorial

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John Clayton Allen

Birth:	Feb. 14, 1860 Hinesburg Chittenden County Vermont, USA
Death:	Jan. 12, 1939 Monmouth Warren County Illinois, USA
US Congressman. He moved to Nebraska in 1881, engaged in mercantile pursuits and was a member of the McCook City Council, 1887 to 1889. He was elected Mayor of McCook in 1890 and was the Secretary of State of Nebraska from 1891 to 1895. In 1896 he moved to Monmouth, Illinois, became president of the People's National Bank of Monmouth and was a member of the State School Board, serving 1917 to 1927. In 1925, he was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving until 1933. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed his former business pursuits until his death. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Family links: Spouses: Abigail J. Stapleford Allen (1859 - 1899)* Margaret Eudora Durell Allen (1873 - 1948)* Children: Ralph C. Allen (1883 - 1967)* Katherine Eudora Allen (1905 - 1906)* George Nelson Allen (1908 - 1908)* Edna May Allen (1911 - 1911)* Edward Phillip Allen (1920 - 1920)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for John Allen

Burial: Vermont Cemetery Vermont Fulton County Illinois, USA
Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith Record added: Jan 23, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 24121420