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Peter Buell Allen | |
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 Image of Peter Buell Allen, Lt. Col. War of 1812 | |
| New York State Assembly | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Dox (Dem. Rep.) |
| Succeeded by | Henry Fellows (Federalist) |
| Indiana State Legislature | |
| In office 1819–1820 | |
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| Born | November 24, 1775 Dutchess County, Province of New York, British North America |
| Died | June 13, 1833 (aged 57) Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Political party | Democratic Republican |
| Spouse | Mary Peterson |
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Peter Buell Allen (November 24, 1775 – June 13, 1833) was a politician and military commander in New York State in the early 1800s and a pioneer of Vigo County and Terre Haute, Indiana.
Peter Buell Allen was born in Dutchess County, New York to Moses and Chloe (Ward) Allen and was the eldest of eight children, including his younger brother Nathaniel Allen. Peter and his wife, Mary moved from Duchess County to Ontario County, New York in 1797 and the US Census of 1800 recorded them as having two sons, Ira age 1 and Henry age 3. In 1812 Peter Allen served in the Ontario County Legislature before being commissioned in the New York State Militia as a Commanding Lieutenant Colonel in the 22nd Infantry Regiment. After the War of 1812 Allen became involved with St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church in Richmond, New York was elected to two terms in the New York State Assembly as a representative of Ontario County, before selling his New York and Connecticut land holdings to his brother Nathaniel Allen, in 1817, and moving west, eventually landing in Terre Haute, Indiana in 1818.