Roger Allin (December 18, 1848 – January 1, 1936) was an American politician who was the
fourth Governor of North Dakota from 1895 to 1897, and the second
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
The lieutenant governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The lieutenant governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agribusiness development. ...
from 1891 to 1893 serving under Governor
Andrew H. Burke.
Biography
Allin was a native of
Bradworthy,
Devonshire
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, ...
, England.
After his father died, he and his family moved to Ontario, Canada, where he was educated in the public schools.
He married twice, first to Isabella McKensie on March 22, 1881, then to Anna McKensie (niece of Isabella) on May 1, 1918.
[ He had one child.
]
Career
Allin served in the Dakota Territorial Council in 1887–1889 and as a delegate to the North Dakota 1889 Constitutional Convention.["North Dakota's New Governor," ''The New York Times'', January 9, 1895. Retrieved September 5, 2011.] Allin was a member of the North Dakota Senate from 1889 through 1891; and then Lieutenant Governor as a Republican from 1891 through 1893.
Death
Allin died on January 1, 1936, and is interred at Park River Memorial Park, Park River, North Dakota.
See also
*List of U.S. state governors born outside the United States
In total, 72 governors of U.S. states have been born outside the current territory of the United States. Joe Lombardo of Nevada, born in Japan, is the only current governor to have been born outside the United States. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
References
External links
Biography for Roger Allin
from th
State Historical Society of North Dakota website
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Lieutenant Governors of North Dakota
Republican Party governors of North Dakota
Republican Party North Dakota state senators
Members of the Dakota Territorial Legislature
19th-century American politicians
1848 births
1936 deaths
People from Torridge District
English emigrants to the United States