Leo E. Allen | |
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| Chair of theHouse Rules Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Speaker | Joseph W. Martin Jr. |
| Preceded by | Adolph J. Sabath |
| Succeeded by | Howard W. Smith |
| In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Adolph J. Sabath |
| Succeeded by | Adolph J. Sabath |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois | |
| In office March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1961 | |
| Preceded by | William R. Johnson |
| Succeeded by | John B. Anderson |
| Constituency | 13th district (1933-1949) 16th district (1949-1961) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1898-10-05)October 5, 1898 Elizabeth, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 19, 1973(1973-01-19) (aged 74) Galena, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
Leo Elwood Allen (October 5, 1898 – January 19, 1973) was an American politician fromIllinois.
Born inElizabeth, Illinois, Allen's maternal grandparents were German immigrants and his paternal grandfather was from England.[1] He attended public schools and graduated from theUniversity of Michigan inAnn Arbor in 1923. During theFirst World War, he served as asergeant in the123rd Field Artillery Regiment between 1917 and 1919. He taught school inGalena, Illinois in 1922 and 1923 and was clerk of the circuit court ofJo Daviess County from 1924 to 1932. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1930, starting a practice in Galena.
Allen was elected as aRepublican to theUnited States House of Representatives in 1932 and would be re-elected thirteen additional times, serving from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1961.[2] He twice served as chairman of theHouse Committee on Rules during the two Congresses he served in which the Republicans held majorities, the80th Congress (1947–1949) and the83rd Congress (1953–1955). Allen voted in favor of theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960.[3][4] Allen declined to seek a fifteenth term in 1960 and retired in Galena, where he died on January 19, 1973.[2] He is buried inGreenwood Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 13th congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's 16th congressional district January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1961 | Succeeded by |
Chairs of theU.S. House Committee on Rules (1880–present) | ||
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