Robert Allen (Tennessee)
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Robert Allen was an American
merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee
. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives
from 1819 until 1827.
, and attended schools there, culminating in William and Mary College. After graduating from his law studies, he moved to Carthage, Tennessee and took up practice as a lawyer
in 1804.
During the War of 1812
, he served as a colonel
under General Andrew Jackson
; after the war, he was elected to the House, serving four terms. While there, he chaired the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (regarding claims from the U.S. Revolutionary War). He declined to stand for re-election in the 1826 elections, and retired to Tennessee at the end of the term. There, he engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits until his death in 1844.
United States
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merchant and politician from Carthage, Tennessee
Carthage, Tennessee
Carthage is a town in Smith County, Tennessee, United States, and is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,251 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Smith County, and perhaps best known as the hometown of former Vice President Al Gore, and his father,...
. He represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1819 until 1827.
Biography
Allen was born in Augusta County, VirginiaAugusta County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 65,615 people, 24,818 households, and 18,911 families residing in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile . There were 26,738 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...
, and attended schools there, culminating in William and Mary College. After graduating from his law studies, he moved to Carthage, Tennessee and took up practice as a lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
in 1804.
During the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
, he served as a colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
under General Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . Based in frontier Tennessee, Jackson was a politician and army general who defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend , and the British at the Battle of New Orleans...
; after the war, he was elected to the House, serving four terms. While there, he chaired the Committee on Revolutionary Claims (regarding claims from the U.S. Revolutionary War). He declined to stand for re-election in the 1826 elections, and retired to Tennessee at the end of the term. There, he engaged in farming and mercantile pursuits until his death in 1844.