William
Vincent
(William V.)
Allen
Born in Midway, Ohio, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Blanche Eunice (Mott) Allen
— married
9 May 1870 in Fayette, Fayette, Iowa, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Lulu Emogene (Allen) Lynch, Henry Barlow Allen, Willa (Allen) Dowling and Edith Mae (Allen) Wells
Died
at age 76
in Los Angeles, California, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Aug 2016
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William V. Allen is Notable.
| Preceded by Algernon Paddock Preceded by Monroe Hayward |
William V. Allen US Senator (Class 1) from Nebraska 1893—1899  from Nebraska 1899—1901 |
Succeeded by Monroe Hayward Succeeded by Charles Henry Dietrich |
Biography
Civil War Veteran US Senator. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War. Served as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1893 to 1899, and 1899 to 1901. He was defeated in 1899. Also served as a District Judge from 1891 to 1893, 1899, and from 1917 to 1924. U.S. Senator. He attended Iowa University and during the Civil War, served as a Private in the Union Army. After the war, he studied law at West Union, Iowa, was admitted to the bar in 1869 and practiced law. Moving to Nebraska, in 1884, he was appointed judge of the district court of the ninth judicial district of Nebraska, (1891-93). In 1893, he was elected as a Populist to the United States Senate, serving until 1899. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he was appointed judge of the district court of the ninth judicial district of Nebraska. He soon resigned when appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Monroe L. Hayward and served (1899-1901). He then resumed the practice of law, was again elected judge of the district court of the ninth judicial district of Nebraska in 1917 and served until his death at age 76.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 7264957
- Find a Grave, memorial page for William Vincent Allen (28 Jan 1847–12 Jan 1924), Find A Grave: Memorial #7264957, citing Crown Hill Cemetery, Madison, Madison County, Nebraska, USA.
- William V. Allen on Wikipedia
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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Rejected matches › William Wesley Allen (1846-1922) › William Allan (abt.1836-) › William Allan (abt.1849-) › William Allen (abt.1845-) › William Allen (abt.1845-abt.1923) › William John Allen (1845-1925) › William Henry Allen (abt.1847-) › William Allen (abt.1848-abt.1854) › William C. Allen (1849-1922)
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