Charles_Allen_(jurist)

Charles Allen (jurist)

Charles Allen (jurist)

American judge

Charles Allen (April 17, 1827 – January 13, 1913) was an American jurist.

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Early life and education

Allen was born at Greenfield, Massachusetts to Sylvester and Harriet (Ripley) Allen.[5] Allen graduated from Harvard University in 1847 and studied law.[6] He received the degree of LL.D. from Harvard in 1892.[6]

Allen was admitted to the bar in 1850 and practiced law at Greenfield for twelve years, then advanced to state offices, serving as the Massachusetts Attorney General from 1867 to 1872.[6] During his sixteen years of service (1882–1898) on the bench of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,[6] he became known as one of the most eminent jurists of his day.

Works

Allen's publications include:[6]

  • Allen's Reports (14 vols., 1861–1867)
  • Telegraph Cases (1900)
  • Notes on the Bacon-Shakespeare Question (1900)

Notes

  1. [1]
    Spencer 1913, p. 53
  2. [2]
    Ma. General Court 1868, p. 7
  3. [3]
    Ma. General Court 1869, p. 10
  4. [4]
    Ma. General Court 1871, p. 11
  5. [5]
    Johnson 1904
  6. [6]
    Johnson 1906, p. 80

References

  • Johnson, Rossiter W. (1904), The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable American, vol. I (A-Browne), Boston, Ma.: The Biographical Society
  • Wikisource Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906), "Allen, Charles", The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 1, Boston: American Biographical Society, p. 80
  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, vol. 89, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court. House of Representatives, 1868, p. 7
  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, vol. 90, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court. House of Representatives, 1869, p. 10
  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, vol. 92, Boston, Ma.: Massachusetts General Court. House of Representatives, 1871, p. 11
  • Spencer, Arthur W. (January 1913), "An Entertaining Magazine for Lawyers, Volume XXV No. 1, Covering the Year 1913", The Green Bag, Brookline, Ma.: The Riverdale Press, p. 53
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