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Henry C. Allen

Henry C. Allen
Henry C. Allen (New Jersey Congressman).jpg
Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT), February 5, 1906.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907
Preceded byWilliam Hughes
Succeeded byWilliam Hughes
Personal details
BornMay 13, 1872
Paterson, New Jersey
DiedMarch 7, 1942 (aged 69)
Mystic, Connecticut
Political partyRepublican

Henry Crosby Allen (May 13, 1872, Paterson, New Jersey – March 7, 1942, Mystic, Connecticut) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1905 to 1907.

Early life and education

Martin was born in Paterson, New Jersey on May 13, 1872. He attended private and public schools in his native city, and graduated from St Paul's School in Garden City, New York in 1889, from Yale University in 1893, and from the New York Law School in 1895. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced practice in Paterson.

Congress

Martin was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1906.

Post-Congress

After leaving Congress, he resumed the practice of law in Paterson, and served as the postmaster of Paterson from 1926-1935. He died in Mystic, Connecticut on March 7, 1942, while visiting his daughter.

He was interred in Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson.

External links

  • United States Congress. "Henry C. Allen (id: A000124)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • Henry Crosby Allen at The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
William Hughes
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey's 6th congressional district

March 4, 1905–March 3, 1907
Succeeded by
William Hughes
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