Frederick N. Allen (August 10, 1914 – November 11, 2001) was an American politician from Maine. Allen, a Republican from

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, served two terms in the

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(1944-1948) and twice in the Maine Senate (1948-1952). He served as the national president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, an association of state commissioners of public utilities. He was appointed by Governor

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to the

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, which regulates the various utilities of the state of Maine. Allen managed

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's successful first campaign for governor in 1952. He was also an early supporter of U.S. Senator

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. In 2002, he supported Democrat Chellie Pingree for U.S. Senate.

Personal life

Allen was the son of Neal W. Allen, who four times served as Mayor of Portland and Margaret Stevens Allen, who was the daughter of architect

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. His nephew, Tom Allen, served as Mayor of Portland before serving 6 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was born in Portland in 1914 and graduated from Portland Public Schools before attending Boston University. Allen died in Gorham on November 11, 2001, at the age of 87.

References

1914 births 2001 deaths Politicians from Portland, Maine Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives Republican Party Maine state senators Boston University alumni 20th-century American politicians {{Maine-politician-stub