Leo E. Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo E. Allen

American politician

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1898

Place of Birth: Elizabeth, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1973

Profession: teacher, lawyer, politician, clerk

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Leo Elwood Allen (October 5, 1898 – January 19, 1973) was an American politician from Illinois. Born in Elizabeth, Illinois, Allen's maternal grandparents were German immigrants and his paternal grandfather was from England.
He attended public schools and graduated from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1923.
During the First World War, he served as a sergeant in the 123rd Field Artillery Regiment between 1917 and 1919.
He taught school in Galena, Illinois in 1922 and 1923 and was clerk of the circuit court of Jo Daviess County from 1924 to 1932.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1930, starting a practice in Galena. Allen was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives in 1932 and would be re-elected thirteen additional times, serving from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1961.
He twice served as chairman of the House Committee on Rules during the two Congresses he served in which the Republicans held majorities, the 80th Congress (1947–1949) and the 83rd Congress (1953–1955).
Allen declined to seek a fifteenth term in 1960 and retired in Galena, where he died on January 19, 1973.
He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.