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American politician
Edwin Bird Allen
Kansas Secretary of State
In office
January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889
Preceded byJames Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Higgins
Kansas House of Representatives
In office
1883–1884
Kansas House of Representatives
In office
1872–1876
Mayor of Wichita, Kansas
In office
1871–1872
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byJames G. Hope
Personal details
Born(1836-03-07)March 7, 1836
Lorain County, Ohio
DiedMarch 31, 1908(1908-03-31) (aged 72)
Buchanan County, Missouri
Political partyRepublican

Edwin Bird Allen (March 7, 1836 - March 31, 1908) was an American politician who served as the Secretary of State of Kansas (1885–1889), as a representative in the Kansas House of Representatives (1883–1884 and 1872–1876), and as the first mayor of Wichita (1871–1872).

Biography

Allen was born on March 7, 1836, in Lorain County, Ohio. He moved to Kansas in 1865. He trained as a physician and served a coroner from 1870 to 1871. He was one of 124 signers of the petition to incorporate Wichita. He served as the first Mayor of Wichita (1871–1872) and twice in the Kansas House of Representatives (1872–1876 and 1883–1884). He served as the Secretary of State of Kansas (1885–1889).

Personal life

Allen died on March 31, 1908, in Buchanan County, Missouri. On May 25, 1857, he married Eliza Sewell; he later married Mary J. Garrison. He was the elder brother of Wichita mayor Joseph P. Allen who served as mayor from 1887 to 1888.

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Legislators: Past and Present - entry for Allen, E. B. [Edwin]". State Library of Kansas.
  2. ^ "Previous Wichita Mayors 1871–1916". wichitagov.org. Archived from the original on July 6, 2008 – via Wayback Machine.


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