Background
ELLENDER, Allen Joseph was born on September 24, 1891 in Bourg, Louisiana, United States.
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Allen Joseph ELLENDER
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St. Aloysius College, 1909. Tulane University, Louisiana., 1913. Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws.
Louisiana. State University.
Career
Appointed City Attorney, Houma, Louisiana., 1913. Appointed District Attorney, Terrebonne Parish, 1915. Elected Member, Constitutional Convention, Louisiana., 1921.
Elected to State Legislature of Louisiana., 1924, 1928. Elected Member Legislature Bureau. House of Representative, Louisiana.
Led fight to prevent impeachment of Honorary Huey P. Long, Governor. of Louisiana. Administration Floor leader session. 1930. Sponsored bills for tick eradiction, good roads, conservation of fish, oysters, shrimp.
Membership
Member: Elks; Louisiana. and American Bar Associations.
Connections
Spouse Helen Calhoun Donnelly, March 17, 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana.
