Joseph H. Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Infantryman, businessman, industrialist, politician
Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1821
Place of Birth: Alburgh, Vermont, United States
Date of Death: 24-Apr-1884
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Joseph H. Allen
- Joseph H.
- Allen (September 5, 1821 – April 24, 1884) was an industrial businessman, an officer in the Civil War, and a town supervisor of Brunswick, New York.
- Allen was born in Alburg, Vermont, to parents of British descent and left home at an early age.
- After several business ventures, he became successful in the auger and hoe business, selling mainly to the American South.
- He successfully ran for supervisor of the Town of Brunswick in 1856 and justice of the peace in 1861.
- At the beginning of the Civil War, his sales plummeted so he closed his business and enlisted in the Union Army.
- Allen was wounded multiple times during his service and ended his career at the rank of lieutenant colonel.
- He returned home to reopen his factory, which was instrumental to the industrial success of the hamlet of Eagle Mills in the mid to late 19th century.
- He died in 1884 at the age of 62.
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