Melba Till Allen | |
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34th Treasurer of Alabama | |
In office January 21, 1975 – June 8, 1978 | |
Governor | George Wallace |
Preceded by | Agnes Baggett |
Succeeded by | Annie Laurie Gunter |
Auditor of Alabama | |
In office January 17, 1967 – January 21, 1975 | |
Governor | Lurleen Wallace Albert Brewer George Wallace |
Preceded by | Bettye Frink |
Succeeded by | Bettye Frink |
Personal details | |
Born | Butler County, Alabama | March 3, 1933
Died | October 20, 1989 Montgomery, Alabama | (aged 56)
Political party | Democratic |
Melba Till Allen (March 3, 1933 – October 20, 1989) was an American politician who served as the Auditor of Alabama from 1967 to 1975 and as the Treasurer of Alabama from 1975 to 1978.[1][2]
Allen was convicted in 1978 of using her office to obtain favorable bank loans for several personal businesses including a religious theme park. She failed to disclose these business ventures and a full disclosure of her personal finances. She was sentenced to six years in jail and three and a half years of probation.[3][4]
She died of cancer on October 20, 1989, in Montgomery, Alabama at age 56.[5]