Judson Allen (April 3, 1797 – August 6, 1880) was an American businessman and politician, who served as a member of the

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for New York's 20th district.

Biography

Allen was born in Plymouth, Connecticut, and attended the public schools there. He married Roena Badger, daughter of Lemuel Badger and Sabra Smith, in 1825. Roena died on December 2, 1830, and he married her sister, Sabra Badger, on 4 June 1835.

Career

Allen was engaged in the lumber industry in Plymouth, before he moved to

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. He started his public life in earnest there, becoming the Harpursville postmaster from 1830 to 1839, a judge in the

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court for 8 years, and a member of the

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from 1836 to 1837. In 1839, Allen was elected on the Democratic ticket to the

for the twentieth district of New York for the twenty-sixth United States Congress. He served from March 3, 1839 to March 3, 1841. Upon leaving the Congress, Allen moved to

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, where he was actively involved in the produce, lumber, marble, and grocery fields.

Death

Allen died in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 6, 1880 (age 83 years, 125 days). He is

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at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

References

External links

*''Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896.'' Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967. *
{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Judson 1797 births 1880 deaths People from Plymouth, Connecticut Politicians from Binghamton, New York Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly New York (state) postmasters New York (state) state court judges Politicians from St. Louis Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) People from Colesville, New York 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges Burials at Bellefontaine Cemetery