allen, elwood, allen, october, 1898, january, 1973, american, politician, from, illinois, chair, house, rules, committeein, office, january, 1953, january, 1955speakerjoseph, martin, preceded, byadolph, sabathsucceeded, byhoward, smithin, office, january, 1947. Leo Elwood Allen October 5 1898 January 19 1973 was an American politician from Illinois Leo E AllenChair of the House Rules CommitteeIn office January 3 1953 January 3 1955SpeakerJoseph W Martin Jr Preceded byAdolph J SabathSucceeded byHoward W SmithIn office January 3 1947 January 3 1949Preceded byAdolph J SabathSucceeded byAdolph J SabathMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom IllinoisIn office March 4 1933 January 3 1961Preceded byWilliam R JohnsonSucceeded byJohn B AndersonConstituency13th district 1933 1949 16th district 1949 1961 Personal detailsBorn 1898 10 05 October 5 1898Elizabeth Illinois U S DiedJanuary 19 1973 1973 01 19 aged 74 Galena Illinois U S Political partyRepublicanAlma materUniversity of Michigan Born in Elizabeth Illinois Allen s maternal grandparents were German immigrants and his paternal grandfather was from England 1 He attended public schools and graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1923 During the First World War he served as a sergeant in the 123rd Field Artillery Regiment between 1917 and 1919 He taught school in Galena Illinois in 1922 and 1923 and was clerk of the circuit court of Jo Daviess County from 1924 to 1932 He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1930 starting a practice in Galena Allen was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1932 and would be re elected thirteen additional times serving from March 4 1933 to January 3 1961 2 He twice served as chairman of the House Committee on Rules during the two Congresses he served in which the Republicans held majorities the 80th Congress 1947 1949 and the 83rd Congress 1953 1955 Allen voted in favor of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 3 4 Allen declined to seek a fifteenth term in 1960 and retired in Galena where he died on January 19 1973 2 He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery References edit United States Census 1900 FamilySearch retrieved April 11 2018 a b LEO E ALLEN 74 A CONGRESSMAN The New York Times January 21 1973 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved April 22 2024 HR 6127 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957 GovTrack us HR 8601 PASSAGE United States Congress Leo E Allen id A000138 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress External links editPolitical Graveyard Leo E Allen at Find a Grave nbsp U S House of Representatives Preceded byWilliam R Johnson Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 13th congressional districtMarch 4 1933 January 3 1949 Succeeded byRalph E Church Preceded byEverett Dirksen Member of the U S House of Representatives from Illinois s 16th congressional districtJanuary 3 1949 January 3 1961 Succeeded byJohn B Anderson nbsp nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois State is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leo E Allen amp oldid 1220287338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
