Edward H. Allen

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American politician

Places

United States of America

was

Financial professional Banker Politician

Work field

Finance Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

24 April 1830 People who share this birthday

Death

1 December 1895 People who died on this day

Age

65 years

Politics:

Republican Party

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Biography

Edward Herrick Allen (April 24, 1830 – December 1, 1895) was a Republican Kansas City Mayor in 1867.

Allen was born in Danbury, Connecticut and claimed a Mayflower ancestry. He graduated from Marietta College and later Lane Seminary in Cincinnati. In 1859 he married Agnes Beecher, niece of Henry Ward Beecher.

He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic during the American Civil War. He came to Kansas City after the War and was one of the founders of the Kansas City Board of Trade and was president of First National Bank. He promoted the use of coal gas to light the city. In 1882, he was one of the original incorporators of the Kansas City Club.

He died in 1895 and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

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