William Joshua Allen
Personal
Birthday:
6/9/1829
Birthplace:
Wilson County, TN
Date of Death:
1/26/1901
Place of Death:
Hot Springs, AR
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Enrolling and engrossing clerk, Illinois state legislature, 1849, 1851
Private practice, Metropolis, Illinois, 1849-1853
Prosecuting attorney, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1853-1854
Private practice, Marion, Illinois, 1853-1862
State senator, Illinois, 1855
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-1859
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1859-1861
U.S. representative from Illinois, 1862-1865
Private practice, Cairo, Illinois, 1865-1874
Private practice, Carbondale, Illinois, 1874-1886
Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1886-1887
Education
Name of School:
University of Louisville Law Department
Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1848 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
Court Name:
Illinois Southern District Court
President Nominating:
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
01/19/1888
Termination Date:
1/26/1901
Termination Reason:
Death