- Leo E. Allen
Leo Elwood Allen, (
October 5 1898 –January 19 1973 ), American politician, was a Republican member of theUnited States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933–1961, representing the 13th District ofIllinois 1933–1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949–1961. He was born inElizabeth, Illinois , was educated atUniversity of Michigan . Allen was theJo Daviess County, Illinois Court clerk, and also taught school in Galena and practiced law before being elected to the 73rd Congress in 1932.Allen retired to Galena and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Illinois.
External links
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/JD.html#R9T0SZ25D Political Graveyard, referring to his resting place]
* [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000138 Congressional biography]
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6378242 Leo E. Allen] at Find-A-Grave
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