Edward Herrick Allen (April 24, 1830 – December 1, 1895) was a Republican Kansas City Mayor in 1867.

Biography

Allen was born in

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and claimed a

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ancestry. He graduated from

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and later

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. In 1859 he married Agnes Beecher, niece of

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. He was a member of the

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during the

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. He came to Kansas City after the War and was one of the founders of the

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and was president of First National Bank. He promoted the use of

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to light the city. In 1882, he was one of the original incorporators of the

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.Jerry T. Duggan, ''A History of the Kansas City Club: 1882-1982'' (The Kansas City Club: 1982) He died in 1895 and is interred in Elmwood Cemetery.

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1830 births 1895 deaths Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Kansas City, Missouri) Politicians from Danbury, Connecticut American bankers Mayors of Kansas City, Missouri Marietta College alumni Missouri Republicans 19th-century American businesspeople 19th-century mayors of places in Missouri {{Missouri-mayor-stub