John J. Allen (judge)

John J. Allen
President of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
In office
January 6, 1851 – February 8, 1865
Preceded byHenry St. George Tucker, Sr.
Succeeded byRichard C. L. Moncure
Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court
In office
January 6, 1841–February 8, 1865
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 20th district
In office
December 2, 1833 – March 3, 1835
Preceded byRobert Craig
Succeeded byJoseph Johnson
Member of the Virginia Senate representing Kanawha, Logan, Mason, Cabell, Randolph, Harrison, Lewis and Wood Counties
In office
December 1, 1828-December 5, 1830
Preceded byJoseph L. Fry
Succeeded byJohn McWhorter
Personal details
Born(1797-09-25)September 25, 1797
Woodstock, Virginia, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 1871(1871-09-18) (aged 73)
Botetourt County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeLauderdale Cemetery
Botetourt County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyNational Republican
Spouse
Mary Elizabeth Payne Jackson
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(m. 1824)​
Children9, including John J. Jr. and Henry C.
RelativesWilliam Ross Allen (grandson)
Alma materWashington College, Dickinson College
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • politician
  • judge

John James Allen (September 25, 1797 – September 18, 1871) was a Virginia slave owner,[1] lawyer, judge and politician. He served in the Virginia Senate, the 23rd United States Congress,[2] and for 25 years as judge and President of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.[3] He supported Virginia's secession during the American Civil War, and all his surviving sons joined the Confederate States Army, the two youngest dying in the conflict.

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-01-15
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  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography; Volume 2 (Lyon Gardiner Tyler ed.). Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 1915. p. 65. ISBN 1177835193.