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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsJoseph ALLEN
(1749-1827)
ALLEN, Joseph, (nephew of
Samuel Adams), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston,
Mass., September 2, 1749; was graduated from Harvard College in
1774; engaged in business in Leicester, Mass.; moved to Worcester
in 1776; member of the State constitutional convention of 1788;
appointed clerk of the courts and held that office until 1810, when
he resigned to serve in Congress; elected as a Federalist to the
Eleventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Jabez Upham and served from October 8, 1810, to March 3, 1811;
declined to be a candidate for reelection in 1810; State councilor
from 1815 to 1818; died in Worcester, Mass., September 2, 1827;
interment in Mechanic Street Burying Ground.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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