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Collins B. Allen
BornAugust 9, 1866
Mannington Township, New Jersey,U.S.
DiedJanuary 12, 1953
Occupation(s)Farmer, politician

Collins Bassett Allen(August 9, 1866 – January 12, 1953) was an American politician fromNew Jersey.

Life

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Allen was born on August 9, 1866, in the old Bassett homestead inMannington Township, New Jersey,the son of farmer Samuel Pancoast Allen and Hannah Davis Bassett.[1]

Allen attended local public schools and a private school inSalem.He then began working as a farmer in the latter place. He was a director of the Salem National Banking Company and the South Jersey Farmer's Exchange.[2]He studied the diseases and care of stock under a Dr. Cooper, and did work as a castrator insouthern New Jersey.At one point, he was appointed an officer in theNew Jersey State PrisoninTrentonand lived there, although he returned to his 175-acre farm and resumed working there. The farm belonged to his father-in-lawWyatt W. Miller.[3]

In 1896, Allen was elected a school trustee. In 1897, he was appointed district clerk of the schools and elected township clerk. He held the latter office until 1913. From 1905 to 1908, he served as sheriff ofSalem County.In 1913, he unsuccessfully ran for theNew Jersey Senatefor a one-year term againstIsaac S. Smick.In 1914, he was elected to the Senate as aRepublicanover Smick, representing Salem County. He served in the Senate in 1915,[4]1916,[5]1917,[6]1918,[7]1919,[8]1920,[9]1921,[10]1922,[11]and 1923. He was Senate Majority Leader in 1920, President of the Senate in 1921, and Chairman of the Appropriations Committee in 1922. He resigned from the Mannington Board of Education in 1921, when he left the township.[12]

Allen left his farm in 1921 and moved to the city of Salem to focus exclusively on his political career. In 1925, PresidentCalvin Coolidgeappointed him Collector of Customs for the Philadelphia District, headquartered inPhiladelphia.He held that office for eight and a half years. He was appointed to the South Jersey Port Commission when it was founded. He served on the Commission until 1937, when he became its treasurer.[1]

Allen was master of the SalemGrangeand a member of theKnights of Pythias.[2]He belonged to theSociety of Friends.In 1892, he married Hetty Hall Miller. Their children were Elsie M., Mary G., and Elizabeth. Hetty died in 1900, and in 1941 Allen married Helen Thompson.[1]

Allen died in theSalem County Memorial Hospitalon January 12, 1953. He was buried in the East View Cemetery.[13]

References

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  1. ^abcMyers, William Starr,ed. (1945).The Story of New Jersey.Vol. IV. New York, N.Y.: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. pp. 208−209 – viaHathiTrust.
  2. ^abScannell, John James (1919).Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizen's and State Guide.Vol. II. Paterson, N.J.: J. J. Scannell. pp. 504–505 – viaGoogle Books.
  3. ^Biographical, Genealogical and Descriptive History of the First Congressional District of New Jersey.Vol. II. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1900. pp. 36–38 – viaGoogle Books.
  4. ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1915).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session, 1915.Trenton, N.J.: Thomas F. Fitzgerald. p. 337 – viaGoogle Books.
  5. ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1916).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Fortieth Session, 1916.Trenton, N.J.: Thomas F. Fitzgerald. pp. 311–312 – viaGoogle Books.
  6. ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1917).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-first Session, 1917.Trenton, N.J.: Thomas F. Fitzgerald. pp. 315–316 – viaGoogle Books.
  7. ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1918).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-second Session.Trenton, N.J.: Thomas F. Fitzgerald. p. 307 – viaGoogle Books.
  8. ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1919).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-third Session, 1919.Trenton, N.J.: Thomas F. Fitzgerald. pp. 274–275 – viaGoogle Books.
  9. ^Fitzgerald, Thomas F. (1920).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-fourth Session, 1920.Trenton, N.J.: Thomas F. Fitzgerald. pp. 290–291 – viaGoogle Books.
  10. ^Dullard, John P. (1921).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-Fifth Session.Trenton, N.J.: Josephine A. Fitzgerald. p. 278 – viaGoogle Books.
  11. ^Dullard, John P. (1922).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-Sixth Session, 1922.Trenton, N.J.: Josephine A. Fitzgerald. p. 303 – viaGoogle Books.
  12. ^Dullard, John P. (1923).Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, One Hundred and Forty-Seventh Session, 1923.Trenton, N.J.: Josephine A. Fitzgerald. p. 299 – viaGoogle Books.
  13. ^"Collins Allen Dies In Salem at 86, Political Chief".Courier-Post.Vol. 77, no. 298 (Home ed.). Camden, N.J. January 13, 1953. p. 4 – viaNewspapers.com.
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