James Allen
1822–1892
Source: Library of Congress
Biography
The Honorable James Allen was a prominent American public servant whose career spanned the transformative decades of the nineteenth century. His honorific designation reflects his service in an official governmental capacity, contributing to the administrative and legislative frameworks of his era. Allen was among the many dedicated public officials whose work, though often overshadowed in historical records, proved essential to the functioning of American institutions during a period of significant national change.