Legislator Details

Image of Lovatus C. Allen
Image Description:
Portrait of Lovatus C. Allen scanned from Chapman (W) p.529.

Lovatus C. Allen
AKA:
Number of sessions served 1
Sessions served
Gender: Male
Age at election: 46

Vital Records Information:

Birth
Date: 9/21/1816
City: Huntington, VT
County: Chittenden County, VT
Country: US
 
Death
Date: 9/5/1901
City: Milan, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Type of Burial: interment
Burial
Date: 9/7/1901
City: Milan, MI
County: Washtenaw County, MI
Country: US
Cemetery: Marble Park

Marital Information:
married Sarah Dewey in Spring of 1847 in Deckertown, NJ; children: Catherine, Mary E., Louise, Laura A., Adelaide or Addie, Alice, Ida May, W. Fitch

Number of Children: 8

Background

Religion:
Military Service:
Occupation: teacher, farmer
Race: Caucasian or White

Education:
little log school-house on one corner of his father's farm before he was three years old. He continued his education in Richmond where his family moved when he was 6 years old. At the age of 18 he attended an academy for 4 weeks and then attended another term the next year.

Biographical Sketch:
He was the son of Edward and Abigail Palmer Allen. Taught in Huntington, VT until 1841; taught near Deckertown, NJ for 5 years; involved with a woolen mill in Branchville, Sussex Co., NJ for 3 years. Came to Michigan around 1850; settled on a farm in York Township, Washtenaw Co., MI. He was Justice of the Peace in York Twp. in 1854. He held various town offices.

Notable Facts:

Sessions Served:

Twenty-Second Legislature, 1863-1864
Chamber: House
Party: Democratic
Committees Served On: Mines and Minerals
Postions Held:

City of Residence: York
County of Residence Washtenaw
District: Washtenaw 3
District Description:

Date Elected: 11/4/1862
Date Sworn In: 1/7/1863
Date Left Office:

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

Maritial Status: Married
Notes:

Bibliography:

MIBiog 1:18; SeekingMI; USCen 1860-1870; MICen Washtenaw; Chapin p.1422-23, includes portrait p.529; Chapman (W) p.529
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