Judson Allen

{{Short description|American businessman and politician (1797–1880)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Judson Allen

| image =

| state1 = New York

| district1 = 20th

| term_start1 = March 4, 1839

| term_end1 = March 3, 1841

| preceded1 = Amasa J. Parker

| succeeded1 = Samuel Gordon

| state_assembly2 = New York

| district2 = Broome County

| term_start2 = January 1, 1836

| term_end2 = December 31, 1837

| preceded2 = Neri Blatchly

| succeeded2 = James Stoddard

| birth_date = {{birth date text|April 3, 1797}}

| birth_place = Plymouth, Connecticut, U.S.

| death_date = {{death-date and age|August 6, 1880|April 3, 1797}}

| death_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| resting_place = Bellefontaine Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.

| citizenship = {{US}}

| spouse = {{plainlist|

{{marriage|Roena Badger|1825|1830|reason=died}}
{{marriage|Sabra Badger|1835}}

}}

| children =

| profession = {{hlist|Politician|businessman|postmaster|judge}}

| party = Democratic Party

| alma_mater =

| religion =

}}

Judson Allen (April 3, 1797 – August 6, 1880) was an American businessman and politician, who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for New York's 20th district.

Early life

Judson Allen was born on April 3, 1797, in Plymouth, Connecticut. He attended public schools there.{{Cite web |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/A000137 |title=Allen, Judson |work=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=2024-09-11}}

Career

Allen was engaged in the lumber industry in Plymouth, before he moved to Harpursville, New York. He was appointed Harpursville postmaster from 1830 to 1839. He then served as a judge in the Broome County, New York court for 8 years and as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1836 to 1837.

In 1839, Allen was elected on the Democratic ticket to the United States House of Representatives for the twentieth district of New York for the twenty-sixth United States Congress. He served from March 4, 1839 to March 3, 1841.{{cite web|title=Judson Allen|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/judson_allen/400793|publisher=Govtrack US Congress|accessdate=8 July 2013}}

Upon leaving the Congress, Allen moved to Saint Louis, Missouri, where he was actively involved in the produce, lumber, marble, and grocery fields.

Personal life

Allen married Roena Badger, daughter of Lemuel Badger and Sabra Smith, in 1825. Roena died on December 2, 1830, and he married her sister, Sabra Badger, on 4 June 1835.{{cite web|title=Judson Allen|url=http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p1275.htm|publisher=ancestors.com|accessdate=8 July 2013}}

Allen died in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 6, 1880. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-died-7-aug-188/155123788/ |title=Died |date=1880-08-07 |newspaper=St. Louis Globe–Democrat |page=5 |via=Newspapers.com |access-date=2024-09-11}}{{Open access}}