Colonel Henry Allen Jr. (1823/24 - March 1856) was an American Democratic politician. He represented Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties in the Mississippi State Senate from 1854 to 1856.
Henry Allen Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties district | |
| In office January 2, 1854 – March 1856 | |
| Preceded by | G. S. Golliday (Yalobusha only) |
| Succeeded by | C. H. Guy (both counties) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1823 or 1824 |
| Died | March 1856 (aged 32–33) |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editHenry Allen Jr. lived in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.[1] In October 1850, a 25-year-old man enslaved by Allen or his family, named Sherrod, was being confined in Holly Springs, Mississippi.[2] On December 13, 1851, Allen attended a meeting in Coffeeville, Mississippi, that considered expanding the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad northwards towards Holly Springs, Mississippi, and then to Tennessee.[3] In 1853, Allen was elected to represent Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties in the Mississippi State Senate, and served in the 1854 and 1856 sessions.[4][5] At the age of 30, Allen was the youngest member of the senate.[6] In January 1854, he was the Secretary of a convention held to pay respects to Mississippi Governor Henry S. Foote.[1] Allen died in March 1856, and the Legislature paid him tribute.[7] He was survived by his widow and his parents.[7] In November 1856, the Democratic Party nominated Major C. H. Guy to replace Allen in the Senate.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "OLIVER AUSTIN LUCKETT". Natchez Daily Courier. 1854-01-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Slave Record". The Weekly Natchez Courier. 1850-10-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Railroad Meeting at Coffeeville". Mississippi Palladium. 1851-12-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi : reformatted from the original and including, Journal of the Legislative Council of the Mississippi Territory ..." llmc.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. pp. 449, 611. ISBN 978-0-7884-4821-8.
- ^ "Mississippi Legislature Tabular". Hinds County Gazette. 1854-03-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ a b "Tribute to the late Henry Allen". Semi-Weekly Mississippian. 1856-12-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
- ^ "Nomination for State Senators". Semi-Weekly Mississippian. 1856-11-21. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-24.