R. G. Allen

R. G. Allen
County Commissioner of Boise County, Idaho Territory
In office 1875–1877
Constituency	Boise County
Member of the Idaho Territorial House of Representatives
In office 1868–1871
Constituency	Boise County
Member of the California State Assembly from the 1st district
In office 1863–1863
Personal details
Born	1833 Virginia
Died	(1886-03-04)March 4, 1886 Quartzburg, Idaho Territory
Political party	Democratic

Richard G. Allen^[1] (1833 – March 4, 1886) was an American politician in California and the Idaho Territory.

Allen was born in Virginia in 1833.^[2] In 1860, he was chosen to represent San Bernardino County on the California Democratic State Central Committee.^[3][1] He served as a member of the California State Assembly in 1863, representing the 1st State Senatorial district.^[4] He then moved to Boise County, Idaho Territory, and was elected as a Democrat to the territorial house of representatives in 1868 and 1870. He then served as county commissioner for Boise County from 1875 to 1877. Allen then lost elections for territorial council in 1878 and treasurer of Ada County in 1882.^[2]

Allen was a merchant in Quartzburg, Idaho Territory, and served as postmaster and agent of Wells Fargo in that town. He died there on March 4, 1886, from chronic bronchitis, and was buried at Placerville.^[5][6]

References

1. "Democratic State Central Committee". The Placer Herald. February 1, 1862.
2. Curtis, George H.; Wells, Merle (1944). "The Political Founders of Idaho". Twenty-Seventh Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of Idaho. pp. 59–77.
3. "Breckinridge State Convention". The Sacramento Bee. September 13, 1860.
4. "Political Graveyard, 1859-60 California State Assembly".
5. "At Quartzburg". Idaho Semi-Weekly World. March 9, 1886.
6. "Richard G Allen". Billion Graves.