Colonel Henry Allen Jr. (1823/24 - March 1856) was an American Democratic politician. He represented Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties in the Mississippi State Senate from 1854 to 1856.

Henry Allen Jr.
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties district
In office
January 2, 1854 – March 1856
Preceded byG. S. Golliday
(Yalobusha only)
Succeeded byC. H. Guy
(both counties)
Personal details
Born1823 or 1824
DiedMarch 1856(1856-03-00) (aged 32–33)
Political partyDemocratic

Biography

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Henry Allen Jr. lived in Yalobusha County, Mississippi.[1] In October 1850, a 25-year-old man enslaved by Allen or his family, named Sherrod, was being confined in Holly Springs, Mississippi.[2] On December 13, 1851, Allen attended a meeting in Coffeeville, Mississippi, that considered expanding the New Orleans and Jackson Railroad northwards towards Holly Springs, Mississippi, and then to Tennessee.[3] In 1853, Allen was elected to represent Calhoun and Yalobusha Counties in the Mississippi State Senate, and served in the 1854 and 1856 sessions.[4][5] At the age of 30, Allen was the youngest member of the senate.[6] In January 1854, he was the Secretary of a convention held to pay respects to Mississippi Governor Henry S. Foote.[1] Allen died in March 1856, and the Legislature paid him tribute.[7] He was survived by his widow and his parents.[7] In November 1856, the Democratic Party nominated Major C. H. Guy to replace Allen in the Senate.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "OLIVER AUSTIN LUCKETT". Natchez Daily Courier. 1854-01-10. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  2. ^ "Slave Record". The Weekly Natchez Courier. 1850-10-02. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. ^ "Railroad Meeting at Coffeeville". Mississippi Palladium. 1851-12-26. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  4. ^ "Journal of the Senate of the state of Mississippi : reformatted from the original and including, Journal of the Legislative Council of the Mississippi Territory ..." llmc.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  5. ^ Lowry, Robert; McCardle, William H. (1891). A History of Mississippi: From the Discovery of the Great River by Hernando DeSoto, Including the Earliest Settlement Made by the French Under Iberville, to the Death of Jefferson Davis. R.H. Henry & Company. pp. 449, 611. ISBN 978-0-7884-4821-8.
  6. ^ "Mississippi Legislature Tabular". Hinds County Gazette. 1854-03-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  7. ^ a b "Tribute to the late Henry Allen". Semi-Weekly Mississippian. 1856-12-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  8. ^ "Nomination for State Senators". Semi-Weekly Mississippian. 1856-11-21. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-06-24.