Civil War Union Army Officer. He was first commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Richard W. Hummell's Independent Militia Cavalry Company on July 1, 1863. he served until he was mustered out on September 16, 1863 He then was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company G, 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry on October 30, 1863. He then served until he was honorably discharged on February 6, 1865.
His wife, Annie M. Allen filed for a United States Army Widow's Pension in 1891 (Application #533381, Certificate #502558).
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"JAMES W. ALLEN DEAD
______________________________
A Republican Reformer Who Opposed "The Ring" Expires
James W. Allen, ex-Councilman, a leading Thirty-second Ward Republican, and a stockholder and secretary of the Philadelphia Club of the Players' Baseball League while that organization was in existence, died on Sunday at his residence, 2035 North Thirteenth Street, in the 48th year of his age, of heart failure from an injury sustained in the army. Mr. Allen had been confined to his house only a few weeks. He was born in Kensington and attended the Harrison Grammar School, at Second and Master streets. He enlisted in a cavalry regiment at the outbreak of the war, and served until its close. After his return from the front he took an active part in the politics of the Seventeenth Ward under James McManes. In 1874 he was elected as a member of the Common Council. It was during the days of "ring" rule and Allen and Councilman Bonham headed the rebellion which resulted in 1876 in the nomination and election of Joseph L. Caven as president of Common Councils, he defeating A. Henry Henszey by a vote of 32 to 28. Shortly after this famous coup de etat Mr. Allen's term as Councilman expired. He removed to the Thirty-second ward and was a clerk in the Recorder of Deeds Office under General Wagner. Since then he has engaged in private enterprises".
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"Action on James W. Allen's Death
Senator Charles A. Porter, president of the organization, was in the chair last evening at a meeting Thirty-second Ward Republican Club, when resolutions of regret at the death of their fellow-member James W. Allen, and expressing sympathy with the family of the deceased, were reported by a committee consisting of F.A. Lee, chairman, Harry W. Disston, Frank E. Snow, Joseph T. Taylor, John J. McCay, George B. Carr, and Jacob Lang were unanimously adopted."
His wife, Annie M. Allen filed for a United States Army Widow's Pension in 1891 (Application #533381, Certificate #502558).
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"JAMES W. ALLEN DEAD
______________________________
A Republican Reformer Who Opposed "The Ring" Expires
James W. Allen, ex-Councilman, a leading Thirty-second Ward Republican, and a stockholder and secretary of the Philadelphia Club of the Players' Baseball League while that organization was in existence, died on Sunday at his residence, 2035 North Thirteenth Street, in the 48th year of his age, of heart failure from an injury sustained in the army. Mr. Allen had been confined to his house only a few weeks. He was born in Kensington and attended the Harrison Grammar School, at Second and Master streets. He enlisted in a cavalry regiment at the outbreak of the war, and served until its close. After his return from the front he took an active part in the politics of the Seventeenth Ward under James McManes. In 1874 he was elected as a member of the Common Council. It was during the days of "ring" rule and Allen and Councilman Bonham headed the rebellion which resulted in 1876 in the nomination and election of Joseph L. Caven as president of Common Councils, he defeating A. Henry Henszey by a vote of 32 to 28. Shortly after this famous coup de etat Mr. Allen's term as Councilman expired. He removed to the Thirty-second ward and was a clerk in the Recorder of Deeds Office under General Wagner. Since then he has engaged in private enterprises".
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"Action on James W. Allen's Death
Senator Charles A. Porter, president of the organization, was in the chair last evening at a meeting Thirty-second Ward Republican Club, when resolutions of regret at the death of their fellow-member James W. Allen, and expressing sympathy with the family of the deceased, were reported by a committee consisting of F.A. Lee, chairman, Harry W. Disston, Frank E. Snow, Joseph T. Taylor, John J. McCay, George B. Carr, and Jacob Lang were unanimously adopted."
Civil War Union Army Officer. He was first commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Richard W. Hummell's Independent Militia Cavalry Company on July 1, 1863. he served until he was mustered out on September 16, 1863 He then was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company G, 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry on October 30, 1863. He then served until he was honorably discharged on February 6, 1865.
His wife, Annie M. Allen filed for a United States Army Widow's Pension in 1891 (Application #533381, Certificate #502558).
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"JAMES W. ALLEN DEAD
______________________________
A Republican Reformer Who Opposed "The Ring" Expires
James W. Allen, ex-Councilman, a leading Thirty-second Ward Republican, and a stockholder and secretary of the Philadelphia Club of the Players' Baseball League while that organization was in existence, died on Sunday at his residence, 2035 North Thirteenth Street, in the 48th year of his age, of heart failure from an injury sustained in the army. Mr. Allen had been confined to his house only a few weeks. He was born in Kensington and attended the Harrison Grammar School, at Second and Master streets. He enlisted in a cavalry regiment at the outbreak of the war, and served until its close. After his return from the front he took an active part in the politics of the Seventeenth Ward under James McManes. In 1874 he was elected as a member of the Common Council. It was during the days of "ring" rule and Allen and Councilman Bonham headed the rebellion which resulted in 1876 in the nomination and election of Joseph L. Caven as president of Common Councils, he defeating A. Henry Henszey by a vote of 32 to 28. Shortly after this famous coup de etat Mr. Allen's term as Councilman expired. He removed to the Thirty-second ward and was a clerk in the Recorder of Deeds Office under General Wagner. Since then he has engaged in private enterprises".
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"Action on James W. Allen's Death
Senator Charles A. Porter, president of the organization, was in the chair last evening at a meeting Thirty-second Ward Republican Club, when resolutions of regret at the death of their fellow-member James W. Allen, and expressing sympathy with the family of the deceased, were reported by a committee consisting of F.A. Lee, chairman, Harry W. Disston, Frank E. Snow, Joseph T. Taylor, John J. McCay, George B. Carr, and Jacob Lang were unanimously adopted."
His wife, Annie M. Allen filed for a United States Army Widow's Pension in 1891 (Application #533381, Certificate #502558).
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"JAMES W. ALLEN DEAD
______________________________
A Republican Reformer Who Opposed "The Ring" Expires
James W. Allen, ex-Councilman, a leading Thirty-second Ward Republican, and a stockholder and secretary of the Philadelphia Club of the Players' Baseball League while that organization was in existence, died on Sunday at his residence, 2035 North Thirteenth Street, in the 48th year of his age, of heart failure from an injury sustained in the army. Mr. Allen had been confined to his house only a few weeks. He was born in Kensington and attended the Harrison Grammar School, at Second and Master streets. He enlisted in a cavalry regiment at the outbreak of the war, and served until its close. After his return from the front he took an active part in the politics of the Seventeenth Ward under James McManes. In 1874 he was elected as a member of the Common Council. It was during the days of "ring" rule and Allen and Councilman Bonham headed the rebellion which resulted in 1876 in the nomination and election of Joseph L. Caven as president of Common Councils, he defeating A. Henry Henszey by a vote of 32 to 28. Shortly after this famous coup de etat Mr. Allen's term as Councilman expired. He removed to the Thirty-second ward and was a clerk in the Recorder of Deeds Office under General Wagner. Since then he has engaged in private enterprises".
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 14, 1891 -
"Action on James W. Allen's Death
Senator Charles A. Porter, president of the organization, was in the chair last evening at a meeting Thirty-second Ward Republican Club, when resolutions of regret at the death of their fellow-member James W. Allen, and expressing sympathy with the family of the deceased, were reported by a committee consisting of F.A. Lee, chairman, Harry W. Disston, Frank E. Snow, Joseph T. Taylor, John J. McCay, George B. Carr, and Jacob Lang were unanimously adopted."
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