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Ethelbert Forrester Allen

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Ethelbert Forrester Allen

Birth
Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
1913 (aged 57–58)
California, USA
Burial
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Kansas City Heritage Garden 421-3647
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Born in Hartford County, Connecticut, in 1855.
He first came to Kansas City in 1876, where he remained but a short time, passing on to the Northwestern country, where he afterwards became general inspector of a company that had Government contracts to furnish supplies for four Indian agencies.
In 1880 he came to Kansas City for a permanent residence, engaging in the real estate business, in which he has ever since remained, now being the president of the Allen Investment Company.
In 1889 he married Miss Virginia Riddle of Nashville, Tenn.
He entered Masonry in 1884, and has received all the degrees of York and Scottish Masonry. He was grand master of Missouri in 1888-89, and in 1887 organized Ararat Temple A. O. N. M. S. In 1898 he was elected Imperial Potentate for North America. He served a term as president of the Kansas City Real Estate Exchange, and in 1900 was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant-Governor of Missouri.

Born in Hartford County, Connecticut, in 1855.
He first came to Kansas City in 1876, where he remained but a short time, passing on to the Northwestern country, where he afterwards became general inspector of a company that had Government contracts to furnish supplies for four Indian agencies.
In 1880 he came to Kansas City for a permanent residence, engaging in the real estate business, in which he has ever since remained, now being the president of the Allen Investment Company.
In 1889 he married Miss Virginia Riddle of Nashville, Tenn.
He entered Masonry in 1884, and has received all the degrees of York and Scottish Masonry. He was grand master of Missouri in 1888-89, and in 1887 organized Ararat Temple A. O. N. M. S. In 1898 he was elected Imperial Potentate for North America. He served a term as president of the Kansas City Real Estate Exchange, and in 1900 was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant-Governor of Missouri.



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