Philip Allen | |
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United States Senator from Rhode Island | |
In office July 20, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |
Preceded by | John H. Clarke |
Succeeded by | Henry B. Anthony |
22nd Governor of Rhode Island | |
In office May 6, 1851 – July 20, 1853 | |
Lieutenant |
William B. Lawrence Samuel G. Arnold |
Preceded by | Henry B. Anthony |
Succeeded by | Francis M. Dimond |
Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
In office 1819–1821 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | September 1, 1785
Died | December 16, 1865 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 80)
Resting place |
North Burial Ground Providence, Rhode Island |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Phoebe Aborn |
Relations | Thomas W. Dorr (nephew) [1] |
Parent(s) | Zachariah Allen Nancy Crawford Allen |
Alma mater | College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
Profession | Politician, Manufacturer |
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Philip Allen (September 1, 1785 – December 16, 1865) was an American manufacturer and politician from Rhode Island. He served as Governor of Rhode Island and as a Democratic member of the United States Senate.
Allen was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Zachariah Allen and Nancy Crawford Allen. [2] He was educated by private tutors and attended Taunton Academy and Robert Rogers School in Newport, Rhode Island. [3] In 1803, he graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (the former name of Brown University) at Providence. [4] After graduation, he engaged in mercantile pursuits and foreign commerce before becoming a manufacturer of cotton goods in Smithfield, Rhode Island. He was president of the Providence Insurance Company, and in 1831 he began manufacturing cotton goods in Providence. [5]
He began his political career as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, serving from 1819 to 1821. [6] In 1827, he was appointed pension agent and president of the Rhode Island branch of the United States Bank. [7]
Allen was elected as the Democratic Governor of Rhode Island in 1851. [2] He served as Governor until 1853, when he resigned that office after being elected to represent Rhode Island in the United States Senate. [5] Allen served in the Senate from July 20, 1853 to March 3, 1859, and was Chairman for the Committee of Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry during the Thirty-third Congress and the Thirty-fourth Congress. [8] [6] He was not a candidate for renomination, and retired from politics and business in 1859.
He died in Providence on December 16, 1865, [4] and is interred in the North Burial Ground in Providence. [9]
He married Phoebe Aborn in 1815, and they had eleven children. [7]
In 2016, Allen was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. [1]
philip allen died December 16, 1865.