Draft:William Allen (Massachusetts judge)

William Allen (1822 – June 4, 1891) was a justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1881 to 1891. He was appointed by Governor John Davis Long.

Born in Brunswick, Maine, "at the age of sixteen he entered Bowdoin College, of which his father was then President, but completed his course at Amherst, graduating there in 1842".^[1]

He gained admission to the bar in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1845, "and there he practised law for twenty-seven years".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "William Allen Associate Justice memorial". State of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

Political offices
Preceded by James Denison Colt	Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 1881–1891	Succeeded by [[]]

Category:1822 births Category:1891 deaths Category:Justices of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

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[Mass.gov-1] "William Allen Associate Justice memorial". State of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 27, 2023.

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