Background
Allen, Charles Claflin was born on October 5, 1893 in Saint Louis. Son of Charles Claflin and Carrie Louise (Richards) Allen.
Allen, Charles Claflin was born on October 5, 1893 in Saint Louis. Son of Charles Claflin and Carrie Louise (Richards) Allen.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1915. Student Washington University Law School, 1915-1916, Bachelor of Laws, Saint Saint Louis University, 1920.
Admitted to Missouri bar, 1917. Counsel Kauffman Smith & Company, Saint Louis, 1920-1929. Counsel Boatmen’s National Bank, Saint Louis, 1929-1932, vice president, general counsel, 1933-1935.
General practice law, Saint Louis, 1934-1943.
Partner Lehmann & Allen, Saint Louis, 1943-1955, Allen & Allen, 1955-1960, Lewis, Rice, Tucker, Allen & Chubb, since 1960. Chairman Saint Louis chapter American Red Cross, 1941-1942, established Saint Louis Blood Bank.
Member speaker’s bureau United Fund of Saint Louis.
Member of Executive Committee Rehabilitation Center Greater Saint Louis, 1931-1943. Served to captain United States Army, 1917-1918. Member Bar of Saint Louis, American, Missouri, Saint Louis bar associations, American Law Institute, Round Table, Phi Beta Kappa.
Clubs: Princeton (president 1948-1949), Noonday, Saint Louis County (Saint Louis).
Married Mary Jane Thomson, December 15, 1917. Children: Mary Jane (Mistress Erich G. Weissenberger), Charles Claflin.