Allen J. Furlow

Allen John Furlow (November 9, 1890 – January 29, 1954) was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, November 9, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from Rochester High School in 1910; during the First World War served overseas as a pilot in the aviation branch of the Army; promoted to first lieutenant; was graduated from the law department of George Washington University, Washington, D.C., in 1920; was admitted to the bar in 1920 and commenced practice in Rochester, Minnesota; member of the Minnesota Senate 1923 – 1925; elected as a Republican to the 69th and 70th congresses, (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928; employed in the legal department of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation, Washington, D.C., in 1929 and 1930; in 1933 was appointed by the United States Attorney General as a special assistant in cases assigned under the petroleum code; was in the legal department of the Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C., 1934 – 1937; returned to Rochester, Minnesota, and practiced law until his death, January 29, 1954; interment in Oakwood Cemetery.

References

• Minnesota Legislators Past and Present

• Allen J. Furlow at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Sydney Anderson	U.S. Representative from Minnesota's 1st congressional district 1925–1929	Succeeded by Victor Christgau