Fred E. Allen
Fred E. Allen (March 26, 1855 – August 21, 1935) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
Life
[edit]Allen was born on March 26, 1855, in Lisle, New York,[1] the son of James F. Allen and a descendant of Ethan Allen. He attended Whitney's Point High School.[2]
Allen lived in Whitney's Point and commenced his merchant business in 1883.[3] He initially clerked for J. P. Griffin and at one point had a partnership with Jesse Babcock. He began his own business with a dry goods and grocery stock in the C. H. Parsons store. He developed a successful mercantile business with one of the largest stocks in town.[1] His brother Herbert was his business partner. He retired in 1930.[4]
Allen served as town clerk for several years, village trustee, a board of education member for fifteen years, and president of the school board for eight years. A Republican, he was a member of the Republican County Committee. In 1901, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Broome County 2nd District. He served in the Assembly in 1902,[5] 1903,[2] 1904,[6] 1905,[7] and 1906.[8] He also served as secretary of the Broome County Agricultural Society for nine years and as postmaster for eight years.[4]
Allen was a trustee of the local Baptist Church. He was a member of the Freemasons. In 1875, he married Atala Babcock.[1] Atala died in 1910. In 1911, he married Delia Stafford Robinson.[4]
Allen died at home on August 21, 1935, a little over a month after his wife Delia's death. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Fred E. Allen". Whitney's Point Reporter. Vol. I, no. 1 (Souvenir ed.). Whitney's Point, N.Y. 23 April 1898. p. 15 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 Murlin, Edgar L. (1903). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 106 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Personal Briefs in Smiths History-Triangle". RootsWeb. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- 1 2 3 4 "Fred E. Allen Dead". Whitney's Point Reporter. Vol. LXIII, no. 4. Whitney's Point, N.Y. 22 August 1935. p. 1 – via Digital Archives of the Mary L. Wilcox Memorial Library.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1902). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 101 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1904). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 114 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1905). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 105 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Murlin, Edgar L. (1906). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 111 – via Google Books.
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[edit]- 1855 births
- 1935 deaths
- People from Lisle, New York
- 19th-century American merchants
- School board members in New York (state)
- Republican Party members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) postmasters
- Baptists from New York (state)
- 20th-century members of the New York State Legislature
- Merchants from New York (state)