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== Early life == == Early life ==
Allen was born in ] on August 24, 1870.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=1956-10-17 |title=Business Executive Native of Warren Dies at Pinehurst |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/warren-times-mirror-business-executive-n/163787105/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=Warren Times Mirror |pages=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> His parents were Marie (nėe Cook) and Orren Cartwright Allen.<ref name=":7" /> He attended public schools in Warren, followed by the ].<ref name=":7" /> He also graduated from the ] (the University of Pennsylvania).<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1956-10-18 |title=Ex-Franklin Industrialist Allen is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120991873/ex-franklin-industrialist-allen-is-dead/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |work=The Oil City Derrick |pages=14 |publication-place=Oil City, Pennsylvania |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> He was a member of ] fraternity.<ref name=":1" /> Allen was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar on August 24, 1891.<ref name=":1" /> Allen was born in ] on August 24, 1870.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=1956-10-17 |title=Business Executive Native of Warren Dies at Pinehurst |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/warren-times-mirror-business-executive-n/163787105/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=Warren Times Mirror |pages=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> His parents were Marie (nėe Cook) and Orren Cartwright Allen.<ref name=":7" /> He attended public schools in Warren, followed by the ].<ref name=":7" /> He also graduated from the ].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=1956-10-18 |title=Ex-Franklin Industrialist Allen is Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120991873/ex-franklin-industrialist-allen-is-dead/ |access-date=2023-03-16 |work=The Oil City Derrick |pages=14 |publication-place=Oil City, Pennsylvania |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> He was a member of ] fraternity.<ref name=":1" /> Allen was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar on August 24, 1891.<ref name=":1" />


== Career == == Career ==
Allen practiced law with his brother, William Harrison Allen, in Warren for ten years, from 1891 to 1901.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1896-09-29 |title=Our Card Basket |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-our-card-basket/163784897/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The News-Herald |location=Franklin, Pennsylvania |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-01-09 |title=Local Lawyof er Prominence Dies in Sleep |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/warren-times-mirror-local-lawyof-er-prom/163786330/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=Warren Times Mirror |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> In December 1901, he became the general manager,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1901-12-07 |title=A Gigantic deal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-a-gigantic-deal/163788359/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The News-Herald |location=Franklin, Pennsylvania |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> later vice president, of the Franklin Railway Supply Company, later called the Franklin-Balmar Corp.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=January 28, 1916 |title=Lima Locomotive Co. Sold; Joel S. Coffin and Samuel G. Allen Now in Control. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/01/28/100187501.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The New York Times |page=13 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 1910, he co-founded the American Arch Company with Joel S. Coffin, and served as chairman of its board until 1949.<ref name=":7" /> Also in 1910, Allen, Coffin, and George L. Borne formed the Locomotive Super-Heater Company, later called the ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1950 |title=$6,686,772 Cleared in 1949; Combustion Engineering Report First on Merged Companies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/03/21/84649789.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The New York Times |page=43 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Allen practiced law with his brother, William Harrison Allen, in Warren for ten years, from 1891 to 1901.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |date=1896-09-29 |title=Our Card Basket |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-our-card-basket/163784897/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The News-Herald |location=Franklin, Pennsylvania |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1939-01-09 |title=Local Lawyof er Prominence Dies in Sleep |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/warren-times-mirror-local-lawyof-er-prom/163786330/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=Warren Times Mirror |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name=":7" /> In December 1901, he became the general manager,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1901-12-07 |title=A Gigantic deal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-herald-a-gigantic-deal/163788359/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The News-Herald |location=Franklin, Pennsylvania |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> later vice president, of the Franklin Railway Supply Company, later called the Franklin-Balmar Corp.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=January 28, 1916 |title=Lima Locomotive Co. Sold; Joel S. Coffin and Samuel G. Allen Now in Control. |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1916/01/28/100187501.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The New York Times |page=13 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> In 1910, he co-founded the American Arch Company with Joel S. Coffin, and served as chairman of its board until 1949.<ref name=":7" /> Also in 1910, Allen, Coffin, and George L. Borne formed the Locomotive Super-Heater Company, later called the ].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=March 21, 1950 |title=$6,686,772 Cleared in 1949; Combustion Engineering Report First on Merged Companies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1950/03/21/84649789.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The New York Times |page=43 |language=en |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


Allen and Coffin helped formed the ], later called the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Works.<ref name=":1" /> In January 1916, they acquired the controlling interest in the business and reorganized its operations.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" /> During ], Allen served in the ] Ordinance Division as the assistance chief of the production division.<ref name=":7" /> In January 1916, Allen and Coffin purchased the controlling interest in the ], later called the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Works.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":7" /> During ], Allen served in the ] Ordinance Division as the assistance chief of the production division.<ref name=":7" />


Allen was chairman of the board of the Air Pre-Heater Corp., the ], and the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1956 |title=Samuel G. Allen, 86, Industrialist, Dies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/10/17/305433832.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2023-03-16 |work=The New York Times |pages=35 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> He was also associated with the ].<ref name=":0" /> He was a member of the executive committee of the Superheater Company and was a director of the Franklin Railway Supply Company and the American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-04-24 |title=Business Brief |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-business-brief/163788908/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |pages=18 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was the honorary chairman of the Franklin-Balmar Corp.<ref name=":1" /> Allen was chairman of the board of the Air Pre-Heater Corp., the ], and the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1956 |title=Samuel G. Allen, 86, Industrialist, Dies |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/10/17/305433832.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0 |access-date=2023-03-16 |work=The New York Times |pages=35 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> He was also associated with the ].<ref name=":0" /> He was a member of the executive committee of the Superheater Company and was a director of the Franklin Railway Supply Company and the American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-04-24 |title=Business Brief |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-business-brief/163788908/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |pages=18 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was the honorary chairman of the Franklin-Balmar Corp.<ref name=":1" />

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Samuel Gordon Allen (August 24, 1870 – October 16, 1956) was an American lawyer, businessman, and industrialist who specialized in railroad supplies. He founded the Lima Locomotive Works, the Combustion Engineering Company, and the Combustion Engineering Company.

Early life

Allen was born in Warren, Pennsylvania on August 24, 1870. His parents were Marie (nėe Cook) and Orren Cartwright Allen. He attended public schools in Warren, followed by the Maryland Miliary and Naval Academy. He also graduated from the Pennsylvania State College. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Allen was admitted to the Pennsylvania State Bar on August 24, 1891.

Career

Allen practiced law with his brother, William Harrison Allen, in Warren for ten years, from 1891 to 1901. In December 1901, he became the general manager, later vice president, of the Franklin Railway Supply Company, later called the Franklin-Balmar Corp. In 1910, he co-founded the American Arch Company with Joel S. Coffin, and served as chairman of its board until 1949. Also in 1910, Allen, Coffin, and George L. Borne formed the Locomotive Super-Heater Company, later called the Combustion Engineering Company.

In January 1916, Allen and Coffin purchased the controlling interest in the Lima Locomotive Works, later called the Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Works. During World War I, Allen served in the U.S. Army Ordinance Division as the assistance chief of the production division.

Allen was chairman of the board of the Air Pre-Heater Corp., the Lima Locomotive Works, and the Combustion Engineering Company. He was also associated with the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He was a member of the executive committee of the Superheater Company and was a director of the Franklin Railway Supply Company and the American Brake Shoe and Foundry Company. At the time of his death, he was the honorary chairman of the Franklin-Balmar Corp.

Personal life

He was married to Anna Lewis of Franklin, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1896. They had a daughter who died in April 1900 before her first birthday. They lived in Franklin from 1901 to 1908. After Anna died in October 1940, he married Emily Lee Myers of Franklin on January 12, 1946. Allen lived in Pinehurst, North Carolina and Rye, New York.

Baldwin was a director of the Pinehurst Religious Association, the Moore County Hospital, and The Forum in Pinehurst. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology from 1933 to 1935. He belonged to the Lake Placid Club, the Seigniory Club, the Union League Club, and the Westchester County Club. He was a member and president of the He was also a member of the Pinehurst Country Club. He belonged to the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He raised pointers and setters and was also a judge for pedigreed dog shows.

Allen died of a heart attack at the age of 82 at his home in Pinehurst on October 16, 1956. He was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Warren, Pennsylvania. Allen left a bequest of $100,000 ($1,120,685 in 2023 money) to both the Pinehurst Religious Association and the Moore County Hospital.

References

  1. ^ "Business Executive Native of Warren Dies at Pinehurst". Warren Times Mirror. 1956-10-17. p. 12. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ex-Franklin Industrialist Allen is Dead". The Oil City Derrick. Oil City, Pennsylvania. 1956-10-18. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tete-a-Tete". The Philadelphia Times. 1900-04-07. p. 6. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Our Card Basket". The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. 1896-09-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Local Lawyof er Prominence Dies in Sleep". Warren Times Mirror. 1939-01-09. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "A Gigantic deal". The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. 1901-12-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Lima Locomotive Co. Sold; Joel S. Coffin and Samuel G. Allen Now in Control" (PDF). The New York Times. January 28, 1916. p. 13. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  8. ^ "$6,686,772 Cleared in 1949; Combustion Engineering Report First on Merged Companies" (PDF). The New York Times. March 21, 1950. p. 43. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  9. ^ "Samuel G. Allen, 86, Industrialist, Dies" (PDF). The New York Times. October 17, 1956. p. 35. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  10. "Business Brief". The Cincinnati Enquirer. 1935-04-24. p. 18. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miss Emily Lee Myers Wed to Samuel Allen". The News-Herald. Franklin, Pennsylvania. 1946-01-14. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Franklin, Pennsylvania.
  12. "Mrs. Samuel Gordon Allen". Warren Times Mirror. 1944-10-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
  13. "Mr. and Mrs. Huffines Give Tea Dance at Pinehurst Club". News and Record. Greensboro, North Carolina. 1955-04-24. p. 64. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Two Bequests of $100,000". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. 1956-11-11. p. 75. Retrieved 2025-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
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