Henry R. Allen

Full Name: Henry R. Allen
Date of birth: 1815
Date of death: June 29, 1881

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	14	Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873	12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	Radical Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris, Montgomery

(1) Henry R. Allen, oath of office as representative of the 12th Legislature, 4/26/1870. Ancestry.com, Texas, U.S., Bonds and Oaths of Office, 1846-1920.
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/8/1870. House Journal.
(3) Party affiliation, Radical. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

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House District 14
Feb 8, 1870 - Jan 14, 1873
Legislatures: 12th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Party: Radical Republican
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris, Montgomery

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Biographical Sketches

ALLEN, HENRY R. (1815-unknown). Born 1815 in New York. Handbook of Texas Online.

Other Resources

Henry R. Allen, marriage to Margaret Carter 3/12/1842 in Harris County.
Census of 1850 - Henry R. Allen, Houston, Harris County, age 35, born circa 1815 in New York, merchant, in household with Margaret A. Allen, Swiss.
Census of 1870 - Henry R. Allen, Houston, Harris County, age 55, born circa 1815 in New York, member of legislature, in household with Margaret Allen, born in Switzerland.
Census of 1880 - Hy. R. Allen, Houston, Harris County, born circa 1817 in New York; in household of son-in-law M. Perl, physician; wife M.A. Allen, born in Switzerland; and daughter Mary Perl. FamilySearch. 1850 1870 1880 Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
Henry R. Allen (1817-1881), burial in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County. Father Rowland Allen and brother John Kirby Allen, burial in Founders Memorial Park, Houston, Harris County. Find a Grave. Henry R. Allen John Kirby Allen Rowland Allen
Henry R. Allen mentioned in "The Allens of Houston," pp. 638-639. Son of Roland Allen; brother of Augustus C. Allen and John K. Allen, co-founders of Houston. Biographical sketch and portrait of Henry R. Allen's brother, John Kirby Allen, pp. 260-264. Mentioned in Dr. M. Perl, p. 376, who married Mary Allen, native of Houston and daughter of Henry R. Allen. History of Texas Together with a Biographical History of the Cities of Houston and Galveston, 1895.
"Henry R. Allen was born in New York in 1815; his wife, Margaret A., was born in Switzerland, and their two children, Rowland H. and Mary, were born in Texas." "Houston's 1850 Census Curious 1930 Contrast: Merchants from Everywhere," 10/12/1930, Editorial Features, p. 4. Houston Chronicle.
Death date 6/29/1881, age 65 years (born circa 1816), funeral "from the residence of Dr. Perl." Death notice, "Houston," The Galveston Daily News, 6/30/1881, p. 1. "Mortuary Record," The Galveston Daily News, 7/3/1881, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). Death notice Mortuary record
Historical markers, John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allen (brothers of Henry R. Allen), Houston, Harris County. Born in Canasareaugh, New York; sons of Roland and Sarah (Chapman) Allen; co-founders of the city of Houston. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission). Augustus Chapman Allen John Kirby Allen John Kirby Allen

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12th Adjourned - 1871 Immigration Printing and Contingent Expenses
12th R.S. - 1871 Immigration Printing and Contingent Expenses Town and City Corporations
12th 1st C.S. - 1870 Internal Improvement Town and City Corporations

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