Clarence Emir Allen

For other people named Clarence Allen, see Clarence Allen (disambiguation).

Clarence Emir Allen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 1st district
In office January 4, 1896 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	William H. King
Personal details
Born	September 8, 1852(1852-09-08) Girard Township Pennsylvania
Died	July 9, 1932(1932-07-09) (aged 79) Escondido California
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Case Western Reserve University
Profession	Lawyer

Clarence Emir Allen (8 September 1852 – 9 July 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Utah.

Born in Girard Township Pennsylvania, Allen attended the district school and Girard (Pennsylvania) Academy. He graduated from Western Reserve College, then at Hudson, Ohio, in 1877. He moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in August 1881 and was an instructor in Salt Lake Academy until 1886, when he resigned to engage in mining pursuits. He served as member of the Territorial house of representatives in 1888, 1890, and again in 1894.

Allen was elected county clerk of Salt Lake County in August 1890 and served until 1 January 1893. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1893 and commenced practice in Salt Lake City. He was an unsuccessful Liberal candidate for election in 1892 as a Delegate to the Fifty-third Congress. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892 and 1896. Upon the admission of Utah as a State into the Union was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from January 4, 1896, to March 3, 1897. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed his former mining pursuits until 1922, when he retired from active business and resided in Columbus, Ohio, until 1931. He died in Escondido, California on 9 July 1932. The remains were cremated and the ashes interred in Salt Lake City's Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Source

• Clarence Emir Allen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Clarence Emir Allen at Find-A-Grave

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Persondata
Name	Allen, Clarence Emir
Alternative names
Short description	United States Congressman from Utah
Date of birth	8 September 1852
Place of birth	Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Date of death	9 July 1932
Place of death	Escondido, California