About Robert Allison
Lived 1846 – 1924 (aged 78). Robert Allison was an American politician.
Robert Allison was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Biography Allison was born on March 14, 1846, near Summit Center, Wisconsin, now in the village of Summit, in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Allison was a sailor on the Great Lakes and later moved to Dakota Territory to help his brothers build houses. Allison was in farming and stock raising. He died on October 15, 1924, and is buried in Brookings, South Dakota.
Career Allison was a member of the House of Representatives from 1895 to 1896. He was a Republican and lived in Cavour, South Dakota.
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Who was Robert Allison?
American politician (1846-1924)
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Robert Allison was born on 14 March 1846.
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Robert Allison died on 15 October 1924.
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Robert Allison was a politician.
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Robert Allison was American.
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