Allen Frank Warden (March 20, 1852 – September 29, 1927) was an American newspaper editor and politician. Warden was born in

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. He moved with his family to

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. He graduated from

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in 1873. He was the editor of the ''Plymouth Register'' newspaper in

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. He served as the Sheboygan County Superintendent of Public Schools. In 1891, Warden served in the

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and was a

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. He then moved to

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and

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where he continued to work in the newspaper business. He moved with his wife to Britton,

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. He died, at his home, in Britton, Oklahoma.'Former Plymouth Resident Dies at Oklahoma Home,' Sheboygan Press, September 30, 1927, pg. 13

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* 1852 births 1927 deaths People from Beloit, Wisconsin People from Darlington, Wisconsin People from Plymouth, Wisconsin People from Oklahoma County, Oklahoma University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni Editors of Wisconsin newspapers Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly 19th-century members of the Wisconsin Legislature {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Democratic-stub