Legislator Details


Dr. Giles Bertram Allen
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 51

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 3/2/1843
City: Freedom, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 2/7/1911
City: Charlotte, MI
County: Eaton County, Mi
Country: US
Type of Burial: interred
Burial
Date:
City: Charlotte, MI
County: Eaton County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Maple Hill Cemetery

Marital Information:
married Mary Erminia Kellogg, 1867

Number of Children: 4

Background

Religion:
Military Service: United States Army
Occupation: physician
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
Attended common schools, Ann Arbor H.S. and Lodi Academy. M.D. from U of M, 3/1867.

Biographical Sketch:
Located in Lodi, 1847. Enlisted in Company F, 6th Michigan Infantry, 8/20/1861. Promoted to sergeant, 12/12/1862, then to sergeant major, 1/1/1864. Discharged 8/23/1864. Began medical practice in Norvell and Grass Lake, 1867. Located in Charlotte, 1869. Served as alderman for four years and member of board of education for six years. President, pension examining surgeons' board in Charlotte, 1889-93. Member, Michigan house of representatives from Eaton County 2nd District, 1895-96.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Thirty-Eighth Legislature, 1895-1896
Chamber: House
Party: Republican
Committees Served On: Home for Feeble Minded , Mines and Minerals , State Library
Postions Held:

City of Residence: Charlotte
County of Residence Eaton
District: Eaton 2
District Description: Cities of Charlotte and Eaton Rapids; townships of Bellevue, Brookfield, Carmel, Eaton, Eaton Rapids, Hamlin and Walton

Date Elected: 11/6/1894
Date Sworn In: 1/2/1895
Date Left Office:

Reason for Leaving Office: N/A
End of Term Status: Departed

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

Manual 1895 p.559; MIBiog 1:17
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