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Edward P. Allen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel B. Eldredge |
| Succeeded by | James S. Gorman |
| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from theWashtenaw County 1st district | |
| In office January 1, 1877 – December 31, 1880 | |
| Mayor ofYpsilanti | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Preceded by | Don Louis Davis |
| Succeeded by | Henry R. Scoville |
| In office 1880–1881 | |
| Preceded by | Lambert A. Barnes |
| Succeeded by | Henry R. Scoville |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Payson Allen (1839-10-28)October 28, 1839 |
| Died | November 25, 1909(1909-11-25) (aged 70) Ypsilanti, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Highland Cemetery, Ypsilanti |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan Law School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1864–1865 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 29th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment |
| Battles/wars | U.S. Civil War |
Edward Payson Allen (October 28, 1839 – November 25, 1909) was an American Civil War veteran andpolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served two terms in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891.
Allen was born inSharon Township, Michigan, on October 28, 1839, and attended the district and select schools.[1] Until his twentieth year his time was divided between farm labor in summer and attending and teaching school in winter.[1] He graduated from the State normal school (nowEastern Michigan University) in 1864, going thence toVassar, Michigan, where for three months he taught theUnion School.[1]
In June, 1864, near the end of theAmerican Civil War, Allen enlisted and helped to raise a company for theTwenty-ninth Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, he was commissionedfirst lieutenant in September 1864 and before the close of the war, he was promoted to acaptaincy.[1] He mustered out with his regiment in September 1865.
Allen graduated from the law school ofUniversity of Michigan atAnn Arbor in March 1867 and was admitted to thebar, commenced practice in co-partnership with the Hon. B. M. Cutcheon inYpsilanti.[1] He became assistant assessor of internal revenue in 1869 and prosecuting attorney ofWashtenaw County in 1872. He was alderman of Ypsilanti 1872-1874 and was elected to theMichigan State House of Representatives in 1876 and again in 1878, at which time he was elected speaker pro tempore. He was mayor of Ypsilanti in 1880 and was appointed United States Indian agent for Michigan in August 1882, serving until December 1885.
Allen lost his first election for theUnited States House of Representatives in 1884. In 1886, Allen was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 2nd congressional district for theFiftieth andFifty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1891. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to theFifty-second Congress.
After leaving Congress, Allen resumed the practice of law and was a member of the State board of agriculture 1897-1903 and was again mayor of Ypsilanti in 1899 and 1900. He was a member of the State soldiers’ home board 1903–1909. Allen died from astroke in Ypsilanti and is interred inHighland Cemetery there.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Allen, Edward_P.".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 81.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 2nd Congressional District of Michigan 1887– 1891 | Succeeded by |
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