Ethan Benjamin Allen was an American lawyer and politician from New York

New York

New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

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Life

He was the son of Benjamin Allen and Hannah (Rowley) Allen. He married Harriet Eliza Seymour (1794-1867), and they had several children.

He was a member of the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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 {8th D.) from 1826 to 1829, sitting in the 49th

49th New York State Legislature

The 49th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to April 18, 1826, during the second year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.-Background:...

, 50th

50th New York State Legislature

The 50th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to December 4, 1827, during the third year of DeWitt Clinton's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.-Background:...

, 51st and 52nd New York State Legislatures.

Sources

• The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 126ff and 138; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
• Genealogical Journal of the Utah Genealogical Society (1995; pg. 19f) [gives birth year "1781"]

External links

[gives birth year "1787", but no source, or image of tombstone]