John Allen

Federalist Representative of Connecticut

Congresses Served

House Terms

June 12, 1763 (49 years old)

Birthday

July 31, 1812

Death

Eighteenth-century lawyer and politician.
Served as a United States representative and a member of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors.
Began political career in the Connecticut House of Representatives.
Elected to the Fifth Congress as a Federalist candidate.
Proponent of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Served as clerk of the State House.
Member of the State council and the Supreme Court of Errors.
Continued practicing law until his death.
Married with two children, one of whom also became a U.S. Representative.
Related to other notable political figures through family connections.