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:''For similarly named people, including several Congressmen, see John Allen'' John Allen (June 12, 1763 – July 31, 1812) was an eighteenth-century lawyer and politician. He served as a United States Representative from Connecticut and as a member of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors. ==Early life and career== Allen was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. He attended the common schools and taught school in Germantown, Pennsylvania and New Milford, Connecticut, before studying law at the Litchfield Law School from 1784 to 1786.〔(【引用サイトリンク】John Allen )〕 Allen was admitted to the bar in 1786 and began the practice of law in Litchfield, Connecticut. Allen began his political career as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving in the State House from 1793 to 1796.〔(【引用サイトリンク】John Allen House (1799) )〕 He served as clerk of the State House in 1796.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Allen, John )〕 He was elected as a Federalist candidate to the Fifth Congress, serving from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1799.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Rep. John Allen )〕 He was a proponent of the Alien and Sedition Acts. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1798. He was a member of the State council and of the Supreme Court of Errors from 1800 to 1806.〔(【引用サイトリンク】Allen, John (1763-1812) )〕 He continued the practice of law in Litchfield until his death in 1812. Allen is interred in East Cemetery in Litchfield. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Allen (Connecticut)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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