Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Charles Alexander Allen

Full Name: Charles Alexander Allen
Birth date: January 8, 1857
Death date: February 25, 1909

Terms of Service

House, 31st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ Legislature
1/12/1909 - 2/24/1909
Democrat
House, 26th Legislature
1/10/1899 - 1/8/1901
Democrat
House, 24th ⁽⁴⁾ Legislature
1/8/1895 - 1/12/1897
Democrat

(1) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture) 1910.
(2) Shimek. House Journal .
(3) John Matthews, sworn 4/8/1909, succeeded Charles A. Allen, died 2/24/1909. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(4) District 46, composed of Wharton, Colorado, Lavaca, and Gonzales counties. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Oakland, Colorado County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) Shimek. Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide .
(7) Oakland. Texas Legislative Manual .
(8) "Not much is left of the town of Shimek . . . it was about 8 miles south of Weimar." Colorado County Sesquicentennial Commemorative Book. Colorado County, TXGenWeb Project .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

31st Legislature, R.S., 2/25/1909, p. 640. Resolutions - Memorial .
31st Legislature, R.S., 2/25/1909, p. 532. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. C.A. Allen, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.A. Allen, State Preservation Board
Photograph. C.A. Allen, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Mentioned in biographical sketch of his brother, Monroe R. Allen, Volume III, pp. 1362-1364. Charles Alexander Allen, birth date 1/8/1857. In politics, Allen was a "democrat and much inclined toward active participation in party affairs." A History of Texas and Texans 1916.
Charlie Alexandra Allen, birth date 1/8/1857, death date 2/25/1909, burial in Weimar Masonic Cemetery, Weimar, Colorado County. Includes photo and reprints of obituaries from The Weimar Mercury, 3/5/1909, and Schulenburg Sticker, 3/4/1909, Find a Grave .
"Representative Allen Died in Colorado County," and "Representative Allen Dead," 2/26/1909, p. 3, "brought to his home at Shimek." Galveston Daily News .
"Funeral of Chas. Allen," 3/5/1909, p. 1. Weimar Mercury (Weimar, Colorado County, Texas) .