Philip Allen (politician)
- Philip Allen (politician)
Infobox Senator
name=Philip Allen
jr/sr=United States Senator
state=Rhode Island
party=Democrat
term=July 20, 1853ndash March 3, 1859
preceded=John H. Clarke
succeeded=Henry B. Anthony
date of birth=September 1, 1785
place of birth=Providence, Rhode Island, USA
date of death=death date and age|1865|12|16|1785|9|1
place of death=Providence, Rhode Island, USA
spouse=
profession=Politician, Manufacturer
Philip Allen (September 1, 1785ndash December 16, 1865) was born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 1, 1785 to Zachariah Allen and Nancy Crawford Allen.
He graduated at Rhode Island College (later known as Brown University) in 1803. In 1814, he married Phoebe Aborn.
He served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1819 to 1821 and was elected as the Democratic Governor of Rhode Island in 1851. He served as Governor until 1853, when he resigned that office after being elected to represent Rhode Island in the United States Senate. In 1859 he retired from politics.
He died in Providence on December 16, 1865, and is buried in the North Burial Ground.
References
External links
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6844368 Philip Allen] at Find A Grave
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