William Joshua Allen

Judge William Joshua Allen

Personal

Birthday:

6/9/1829

Birthplace:

Wilson County, TN

Date of Death:

1/26/1901

Place of Death:

Hot Springs, AR

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Enrolling and engrossing clerk, Illinois state legislature, 1849, 1851
Private practice, Metropolis, Illinois, 1849-1853
Prosecuting attorney, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1853-1854
Private practice, Marion, Illinois, 1853-1862
State senator, Illinois, 1855
U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-1859
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1859-1861
U.S. representative from Illinois, 1862-1865
Private practice, Cairo, Illinois, 1865-1874
Private practice, Carbondale, Illinois, 1874-1886
Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1886-1887

Education

Name of School:

University of Louisville Law Department

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1848

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

01/19/1888

Termination Date:

1/26/1901

Termination Reason:

Death