Henry Dixon Allen

For other people named Henry Allen, see Henry Allen (disambiguation).
Henry Dixon Allen
A man with receding dark hair, a mustache and a goatee wearing a dark jacket and tie and white shirt
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd district
In office
March 4, 1899  March 3, 1903
Preceded by John Daniel Clardy
Succeeded by Augustus Owsley Stanley
Personal details
Born (1854-06-24)June 24, 1854
Henderson County, Kentucky
Died March 9, 1924(1924-03-09) (aged 69)
Morganfield, Kentucky
Resting place Masonic Cemetery
Political party Democratic
Alma mater Missouri Medical College
Profession Lawyer

Henry Dixon Allen (June 24, 1854 – March 9, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.

Born near Henderson, Kentucky, Allen moved with his parents to Morganfield, Union County, in 1855. He attended the common schools and Morganfield Collegiate Institute. He taught school in Union County 1869-1875. He studied medicine and was graduated from the Missouri Medical College, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1877. Practiced medicine in Union County from 1877 to 1878. Abandoned medicine and studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in Morganfield, Kentucky. County school commissioner 1879-1881. He served as prosecuting attorney of Union County 1882-1891.

Allen was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1902. He resumed the practice of law. He also engaged in banking and agricultural pursuits. He died in Morganfield, Kentucky, March 9, 1924. He was interred in Masonic Cemetery.

References

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United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
John D. Clardy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

March 4, 1899 March 3, 1903
Succeeded by
Augustus O. Stanley
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