Lucius Allen (politician)

Biography

Allen was born on February 13, 1816 in Hamburg, New York. He married four times. First, to Mary Spoor on May 27, 1837. They would have a son before her death on November 15, 1838. Second, to Sarah Ann Barnes on July 10, 1842. They would have two children before her death in 1847. Allen married Sarah Ann's sister in August 1848. They would have five children before her death on March 11, 1878. Finally, he married Hephsibah A. Babcock on September 4, 1890. Allen died on January 12, 1895 in Elkhorn, Wisconsin and was buried there.

Career

Allen was a member of the Assembly in 1864. Other positions he held include being a member of the county board of Walworth County, Wisconsin in 1877.