Joseph Allen (congressman)
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Joseph Allen | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district | |
In office October 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811 | |
Preceded by | Jabez Upham |
Succeeded by | Elijah Brigham |
Personal details | |
Born | September 2, 1749 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | September 2, 1827 (aged 77) Worcester, Massachusetts |
Political party | Federalist |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Joseph Allen (September 2, 1749 – September 2, 1827) was a member of the eleventh United States Congress from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district (1810–1811).
He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1774. He worked in a business in Leicester, Massachusetts, in 1774, moving to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1776. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1810, serving in that capacity through 1811. He died in Worcester in 1827.
References
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.
- United States Congress. "Joseph Allen (id: A000136)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Joseph Allen at Find-A-Grave
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- Politicians from Boston, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Federalists
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts
- Harvard University alumni
- People of colonial Massachusetts
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives
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