William Allen

Democrat Representative of Ohio's 4th district

Congresses Served

House Terms

August 13, 1827 (53 years old)

Birthday

July 6, 1881

Death

Served as a United States Representative during the early part of the American Civil War.
Held office for two terms from 1859 to 1863.
Worked as a schoolteacher before pursuing a career in law.
Admitted to the bar in 1849 and began practicing law in 1850.
Served as the prosecuting attorney for Darke County from 1850 to 1854.
Elected as a Democrat and chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior during his congressional tenure.
Did not seek renomination in 1862 and returned to legal practice.
Shifted political affiliation to the Republican Party after the Civil War.
Appointed as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1865.
Declined the Republican nomination for Congress in 1878 due to health issues.
Had interests in banking until his death in 1881.