Leo E. Allen
U.S. Congressperson
1898 – 1973
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Who was Leo E. Allen?
Leo Elwood Allen, American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for fourteen terms, 1933โ1961, representing the 13th District of Illinois 1933โ1949, and the 16th District of Illinois 1949โ1961. He was born in Elizabeth, Illinois and was educated at University of Michigan. Allen was the Jo Daviess County, Illinois Court clerk and also taught school in Galena and practiced law before being elected to the 73rd Congress in 1932.
Allen retired to Galena and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery.
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