William Cicero Allen

William Cicero Allen (December 12, 1859 – October 25, 1952) was an American educator, historian, and author from North Carolina. His family was of Scottish ancestry and were Methodists.

He was educated in the public schools in Halifax.

Allen was the principal of Wilson High School in Wilson, North Carolina from 1894 to 1897, and principal of Reidsville High School in Reidsville, North Carolina from 1897 to 1899. Next, he was the superintendent of Waynesville City Schools in Waynesville, North Carolina from 1898 to 1913. It was on the North Carolina State Board of Education's booklist for 42 years. He was buried at Green Hill Cemetery.

Publications

Nonfiction books

Centennial of Haywood County and its County Seat Waynesville, N.C. Waynesville: Courier Printing Company, 1908. History of Halifax County. Boston: The Cornhill Company, 1918.The Annals of Haywood County, North Carolina: Historical, Sociological, Biographical and Genealogical.1935The Story of Our State, North Carolina. with Clarence W. Griffin. Raleigh: Dixie Press, 1942.

Children's books North Carolina History Stories. Richmond: B. F. Johnson Publishing Company, 1901.A Child's History of North Carolina: A Text-Book for North Carolina Schools.'' New York City: Authors Co-Operative Pub., 1916.