About James P. Allen
Lived 1848 – 1922 (aged 73–74). James P. Allen was an American politician.
Major James P. Allen (August 18, 1848 - March 21, 1922) was an American lawyer, Democratic politician, and jurist who served as Mayor of Oklahoma City between 1897 and 1899. He was also a Mississippi state senator from 1892 to 1896.
Biography James P. Allen was born in Attala County, Mississippi on August 18, 1848 to wealthy planters. He attended a law school in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a member of the Jeffersonian Democratic Party. He was succeeded in the Senate by N. Q. Adams. Allen moved to Oklahoma in 1895. He died at 10:20 PM on March 21, 1922, at his Oklahoma City residence.
Personal life Allen was a member of the Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the Freemasons. He was married and had one son, Walter C. Allen, and three daughters (who respectively married F. P. Johnson, W. C. Wright, and A. C. Bennett).
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James P. Allen was born in 1848.
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James P. Allen died on 21 March 1922.
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