Joseph Allen (congressman)

Joseph Allen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office October 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811
Preceded by	Jabez Upham
Succeeded by	Elijah Brigham
Personal details
Born	September 2, 1749 Boston, Massachusetts
Died	September 2, 1827 Worcester, Massachusetts
Political party	Federalist
Alma mater	Harvard University

Joseph Allen (September 2, 1749 – September 2, 1827) was a member of the eleventh United States Congress from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district (1810–1811).

He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1774. He worked in a business in Leicester, Massachusetts, in 1774, moving to Worcester, Massachusetts in 1776. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1810, serving in that capacity through 1811. He died in Worcester in 1827.

References

• Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.
• Joseph Allen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Joseph Allen at Find-A-Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Jabez Upham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district October 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811	Succeeded by Elijah Brigham

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