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Edward P. Allen

Edward P. Allen, American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1909)

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Born
October 28, 1839
Died
November 25, 1909
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1839

About Edward P. Allen

Edward Payson Allen was an American Civil War veteran and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served two terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1887 to 1891. Allen lost his first election for the United States House of Representatives in 1884. In 1886, Allen was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district for the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1891.

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Edward P. Allen timeline

  1. Allen lost his first election for the United States House of Representatives in 1884.
  2. In 1886, Allen was elected as a Republican from Michigan's 2nd congressional district for the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses, serving from March 4, 1887, to March 3, 1891.

The world when Edward P. Allen was born

Edward P. Allen was born in 1839. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineFirst Opium War begins between Britain and China
  • Technology milestonePhotography (daguerreotype) announced to the world
  • Notable inventionDaguerreotype camera
  • World population~1.19B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.7M

1839 versus 2026

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Measure18392026
Population16.7M341 million

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