John W. Allen
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Born in Litchfield, Connecticut
Litchfield, Connecticut
Litchfield is a town in and former county seat of Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is known as an affluent summer resort. The population was 8,316 at the 2000 census. The boroughs of Bantam and Litchfield are located within the town...
, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
in 1825. He served in the Ohio State Senate in 1836 and 1837. He was elected as a Whig to the 25th and 26th United States Congresses representing the 15th District of Ohio, and served from 1837 to 1841.
He was the mayor of Cleveland from 1841 to 1842.
He is the son of U.S. Representative John Allen
John Allen (Connecticut)
John Allen was a United States Representative from Connecticut. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, he attended the common schools and studied at the Litchfield Law School...
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