Henry Justin Allen

Republican Senator of Kansas

Congresses Served

Senate Terms

January 1, 1868 (82 years old)

Birthday

January 1, 1950

Death

Served as the 21st Governor of Kansas from 1919 to 1923.
Held the position of U.S. Senator from Kansas for a brief term from 1929 to 1930.
Prior to his political career, owned multiple newspapers in Kansas, starting with the Manhattan Nationalist.
His home in Wichita, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is the only residence by the architect in Kansas.
Nominated for governor while in France during World War I, learning of his nomination through a newspaper.
Implemented a controversial plan to prohibit strikes and establish an industrial court during a coal field strike in 1920, which garnered national attention.
Engaged in a public debate with labor leader Samuel Gompers regarding labor disputes.
Served as U.S. Special Commissioner for Near East Relief after his governorship, working in regions affected by war.
Worked as Director of Publicity for the Republican National Committee in 1928.
Appointed to the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy and ran unsuccessfully for a full term afterward.
Posthumously inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame in 1952.