William Joshua Allen

Biography of William Joshua Allen

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Allen
• First Name: William
• Middle Name: Joshua
• Date of Birth: June , 9 , 1829
• Place of Birth (POB): Wilson County , Tennessee (US-TN, TN, 47, Tenn)
• Date of Death: January , 26 , 1901
• Place of Death (POD): Hot Springs , Arkansas (US-AR, AR, 05, Ark.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Joshua Allen Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Grover Cleveland ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/20/1887
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 04/18/1887
• Seat vacated by: Treat , Samuel H.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/20/1887
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/19/1888
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/19/1888
• Commission Date: 01/19/1888
• Date of Termination: 01/26/1901
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Joshua Allen in the Law School

• Name of School: University of Louisville Law Department
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1848

William Joshua Allen Career Path

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

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