Allen, Charles

1797 - Allen was born in Worcester, Massachusetts on August 9, 1797.

1809-1811 - Attended the Leicester Academy.

1811-1812 - Attended Yale College and afterwards studied law.

1818 - He was admitted to the bar and after passing the bar he praticed his career at New Braintree.

1824 - Returned to Worcester and continued his career.

1830-1835 - Became a Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

1836-1837 - Rendered service in the Massachusetts State Senate.

1842-1845 - Became a member of the Northeastern Boundary Commission and judge of the Court of Common Pleas.

1848 - He was a delegate to the Whig National Convention at Philadelphia.

1849-1853 - Elected as the Free-Soil Party candidate to Congress.

1859-1867 - Became Chief Justice of the Sufolk County Superior Court and was a delegate to the peace convention held at Washington, D.C..

1869 - Three days before his 72nd birthday, he died in Worcester on August 6, 1869.