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Allen, James C – Allen, John W

Allen, James C

lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 28, 1823, in Shelby county, Ky. In 1846 he was elected prosecuting attorney in the seventh judicial district of Indiana for two years; and in 1850 and 1851 was elected a member of the state legislature. He was chosen a representative in congress from Illinois, from 1853 to 1855, and re-elected to the thirtyfourth congress. In 1862 he was elected to the thirty-eighth congress as a representative.

Allen, James Lane

educator, author, was born in 1849, in Kentucky. He was at one time a teacher, now devoted to literature. A writer of short stories, notable for literary excellence. He is the author of Flute and Violin; The Blue Grass Region and Other Sketches of Kentucky; John Gray: a Novel; The Kentucky Cardinal; Aftermath; A Summer in Arcady; and The Choir Invisible.

Allen, Jeremiah Mervin

underwriter, was born May 18, 1833, in Enfield, Conn. Since 1867 he has been president of the Hartford Steamboat Inspection and Insurance company; and is also trustee and director of a number of business corporations.

Allen, Jerome

educator, author, was born in 1830 in Vermont. He was an educator of New York, dean of the school of Pedagogy; and author of Handbook of Experimental Chemistry; Methods for Teachers in Grammar; Mind Studies for Young Teachers; and Temperament in Education. He died in 1894.

Allen, Jesse C

educator, lawyer, author, was born Jan. 31, 1832, in Muskingum county, Ohio. For nearly twenty years he was engaged in educational work; was then admitted to the bar, and attained success as an eminent lawyer of Van Wert, Ohio. He now devotes most of his time to literature, and is the author of a work entitled Modern World View.

Allen, Joel Asaph

naturalist, author, was born July 19, 1838, in Springfield, Mass. He is a naturalist who since 1885 has been curator of orinthology and mammalogy in the American Museum of Natural History in New York city. He is the author of History of North American Pinnipeds; and Monographs of North American Rodentia.

Allen, John

lawyer, congressman, was born in 1763, in Great Barrington, Mass. He was a lawyer by profession; and was a member of the state council of Connecticut for several years. He was a representative from that state during the last congress which was held in Philadelphia, from 1797 to 1799. He died July 31, 1812, in Litchfield, Conn.

Allen, John

lawyer, soldier, was born Dec. 30, 1772, in Rockbridge, Va.

He was the son of an early settler in Kentucky, and began the practice of law at Shelbyville in 1795. In 1812 he raised a regiment of riflemen which was engaged in the battle of Brownstown and formed the left wing at the river Raisin, and was killed in battle at that place, Jan. 22, 1814.

Allen, John

dental inventor, was born May 26, 1823, in Meriden, Conn.

After numerous experiments he succeeded by artificial means in restoring the sunken portion of the face to its original position. He was largely instrumental in organizing the Ohio Dental college, and was professor for many years in this college. He died March 12, 1892.

Allen, John W

state senator, congressman, was born in 1802 in Litchfield, Conn. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1825; was a member of the senate of that state from 1835 to 1837; also mayor of Cleveland; and was elected a representative in congress from 1837 to 1841. He was a son of John Allen, of Great Barrington, Mass.