Clarence Emir Allen

Clarence Emir Allen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Utah's At-large district
In office
January 4, 1896 – March 3, 1897
Preceded byNone
Succeeded byWilliam H. King
Personal details
Born(1852-09-08)September 8, 1852
Girard Township, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJuly 9, 1932(1932-07-09) (aged 79)
Escondido, California, US
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCorinne Marie Tuckerman
ChildrenFlorence E. Allen
Esther Allen Gaw
John "Jack" Alban Allen
Clarence Emir Allen, Jr.
Helen Anderson Allen Shockey
Elizabeth Allen Sloane
Kate Allen
Alma materWestern Reserve College
ProfessionLawyer

Clarence Emir Allen (September 8, 1852 – July 9, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from Utah.

Born in Girard Township, Pennsylvania, Allen attended the district school and Girard (Pennsylvania) Academy. He studied law. He graduated from Western Reserve College, then at Hudson, Ohio, graduating in 1877 Phi Beta Kappa.

Corinne Marie Allen (née Tuckerman)

After graduation, Allen married Corinne Marie Tuckerman, where together they had seven children—five girls, one of whom died in infancy, and two boys. Their daughter Florence E. Allen, became the first woman to serve on a state supreme court, the Ohio Supreme Court, and first woman judge to serve on a federal court, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Another daughter, Esther Allen Gaw, served as the Dean of Women at Ohio State University. Their two sons lost their lives due to World War I.[1] Three of his daughters, Florence, Esther, and Helen, graduated from his alma mater Western Reserve, present-day Case Western Reserve University.[2]

  1. ^ "We've moved". oasis.lib.harvard.edu.
  2. ^ "1900, Esther Allen Gaw and Helen Allen Shockey at Western Reserve University". Judge Florence e. Allen Images. August 18, 2016.