Background
Allen, Elisha Hunt was born on January 28, 1804 in New Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel Clessen and Mary (Hunt) Allen.
Allen, Elisha Hunt was born on January 28, 1804 in New Salem, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel Clessen and Mary (Hunt) Allen.
Graduate Williams College, 1823.
Admitted to Massachusetts bar, 1826. Member Maine House of Representatives, 1835-1840. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Maine, 27th Congress, 1841-1843.
Member Massachusetts Legislature from Boston, 1849.
United States Consul to Hawaii, 1850-1857. Minister of finance in Hawaii, 1857.
Chancellor, chief justice of Hawaii, 1857-1876. Hawaiian minister, Washington, District of Columbia, 1876-1883.
Member Maine House of Representatives, 1835-1840. Member United States House of Representatives (Whig) from Maine, 27th Congress, 1841-1843. Member Massachusetts Legislature from Boston, 1849.
Married Sarah Fessenden. Married second, Mary Hobbs. Children include son, Frederick.