Background
Allen, Henry Justin was born on September 11, 1868 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Rebecca (Goodin) Allen.
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Henry Justin ALLEN
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Public Schools; Washburn College, Doctor of Laws. Baker University, Baldwin, Master of Arts. Denver University, Doctor of Laws.
Kansas. Wesleyan University, B. Litt.
Career
His family moved to Kansas in 1870, where they settled in Clay County. He owned the Topeka State Journal with Arthur J. Carruth, Junior and William P. Snyder. Generally forward-looking in his outlook, he hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design his home in Wichita, Kansas.
Allen"s home is the only residence designed by Wright in Kansas.
During the campaign in 1918, Allen never spent any of his own money and learned about his nomination from a Paris newspaper. He served from 1919 to 1923.
Allen expressed some admiration for Benito Mussolini"s policies in the 1920s and pushed through a similar industrial court provision. When publisher William Allen White objected, he was arrested in a free speech battle.
After leaving the governorship, Allen was United States. Special Commissioner for Near East Relief in Armenia, Turkey, Greece, and Southern Russia.
In 1928 he was Director of Publicity for the Republican National Committee. In April, 1929 was appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused when Charles Curtis resigned to become Vice President. Allen served from April 1, 1929 to November 30, 1930.
He ran unsuccessfully for the remainder of Curtis" term, and was succeeded by George McGill.
Allen died in 1950 following a cerebral thrombosis in Wichita, Kansas. He is buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.
Allen was posthumously inducted into the Kansas Newspaper Hall of Fame two years later.
Achievements
Politics
Before becoming active in politics, Allen acquired ownership of newspapers throughout Kansas, beginning with the Manhattan Nationalist in Manhattan, Kansas in 1894. Allen was in France with William Allen White inspecting the facilities provided to Kansas soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I when his party nominated him for the office of governor.
Membership
Served as special advisor to State Department on preparation of treaty between United States and Canada on subject of Saint Lawrence River and Great Lakes improvement for ocean navigation and power. Special commissioner for Near East Relief to investigate work in Southern Russia, Armenia, Syria, Turkey, Greece, Palestine and Persia, 1924. In France under auspices American Red Cross, 1917, 1918.
Member Delta Tau Delta.
Clubs: Wichita, Kansas, Country, Kiwanis (Wichita).
Connections
Married Elsie J. Nuzman, October 19, 1893. Children: Frederick (deceased), Kathrine (deceased), Justin (deceased), Henrietta.
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Religion
Methodist -
Political Party
Independent Republican