Joseph Allen was a member of the eleventh United States Congress from (1810–1811).

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University

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 in 1774. He worked in a business in Leicester, Massachusetts

Leicester, Massachusetts

Leicester is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,970 at the 2010 census.-History:Leicester was first settled in 1713 and was officially incorporated in 1714....

, in 1774, moving to Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....

 in 1776. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives

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in 1810, serving in that capacity through 1811. He died in Worcester in 1827.