Background
Allen, Frederick Neal was born on August 10, 1914 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Neal W. and Margaret L. (Stevens) Allen.
member of the Maine House of Representatives
Allen, Frederick Neal was born on August 10, 1914 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Neal W. and Margaret L. (Stevens) Allen.
Student, Boston University, 1935—1937.
Allen, a Republican from Portland, served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1944-1948) and twice in the Maine Senate (1948-1952). He served as the national president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, an association of state commissioners of public utilities. He was appointed by Governor Frederick G. Payne to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the various utilities of the state of Maine.
Allen managed Burton M. Cross"s successful first campaign for Governor in 1952.
He was also an early supporter of United States. Senator Margaret Chase Smith. In 2002, he supported Democrat Chellie Pingree for United States. Senate.
Allen is the son of Neal West. Allen, who four times served as Mayor of Portland and Margaret Stevens Allen, who was the daughter of architect John Calvin Stevens. Allen was born in Portland in 1914 and graduated from Portland Public Schools before attending Boston University.
Married Anna E. Myers, January 30, 1943 (deceased July 1953). Children: Margaret Ann, Frederick H., Kenneth. Married Marie Phillips, November 14, 1968.