Samuel Doyle Allen (January 11, 1921 – July 10, 2006) was an

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politician who served two terms in the

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. He won his first election to the State House in 1970 in the 92nd district. In 1972, he won reelection in the 108th district. In 1974, he lost his bid for renomination in the 125th district to Tom Taggart. Allen is an alumnus of

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. He married his wife Evelyn in 1941 and had four children. Allen passed away in 2006.

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