James R. Allaben
James Rogers Allaben (October 20, 1823 – September 14, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life[edit]
Allaben was born on October 20, 1823, in Roxbury, New York, the son of John Allaben and Fezon McIntyre.[1] State senator Orson M. Allaben and assemblyman Jonathan C. Allaben were his brothers, and assemblyman Buell Maben was his brother-in-law.[2] His childhood neighbor and friend was Jay Gould.[3]
Allaben attended Delaware Academy. He studied law under Judge Wheeler and was admitted to the bar in 1848.[1] In the 1860 United States Presidential Election, he was a presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin.[4]
In 1861, Allaben moved to Brooklyn, where he briefly worked in the New York Custom House. He was later made a quarantine commissioner.[3] In 1868, he was elected to the New York State Assembly, representing the Kings County 5th District. He served in the Assembly in 1869.[5] He then served as internal revenue assessor of the second district. He was an active member of the Republican Party.[3]
In 1853, Allaben married Ellen P. Smith of Delhi. Their children were William H., Charles S., Eliza M., and James R., Jr.[1]
Allaben died at his Flatbush home on September 14, 1893.[3] He was buried in Woodland Cemetery in Delhi.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Biographical Review: This Volume Contains Biographical Sketches of the Leading Citizens of Delaware County, New York. Boston, M.A.: Biographical Review Publishing Company. 1895. p. 336.
- ^ "Allaben family of Roxbury, New York". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ a b c d "Death of James R. Allaben". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Vol. 53, no. 255. September 15, 1893. p. 10.
- ^ Proceedings of the New York Electoral College, Held at the Capital in the City of Albany, December 4, 1860. Albany, N.Y.: Weed, Parsons & Company. 1861. p. 11.
- ^ Malcolm, James (1923). The New York Red Book. Albany, N.Y.: J. B. Lyon Company. p. 464.
External links[edit]
- Profile, PoliticalGraveyard.com. Accessed March 27, 2024.