Robert Allen

Jacksonian Representative of Virginia's 17th district

  • Representative

    Virginia, district 17

    December 5, 1831 - March 2, 1833

3

Congresses Served

3

House Terms

July 30, 1794 (65 years old)

Birthday

December 30, 1859

Death

  • American politician and lawyer from Virginia.
  • Served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833.
  • Represented the central Shenandoah Valley in the Virginia Senate from 1821 to 1826.
  • Worked as a prosecuting attorney for Shenandoah County.
  • Owned a farm and was a slaveholder, with records indicating ownership of multiple slaves during his lifetime.
  • Elected to the Virginia state Senate after voters from Shenandoah and Rockingham counties chose him.
  • Elected to Congress as a Jacksonian and re-elected twice.
  • Moved to Bedford County, Virginia, after his congressional service and continued farming.
  • Had a family with two wives, with several children who served in the military during the Civil War.
  • Died in 1859 and is buried in Longwood Cemetery in Bedford, Virginia.