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ALLEN, James Cameron, a Representative from Illinois; born in Shelby County, Ky., January
29, 1822; attended the public schools; moved to Indiana in 1830; studied law;
was admitted to the bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Sullivan, Ind.;
prosecuting attorney for the seventh judicial district of Indiana 1846-1848;
moved to Palestine, Ill., in 1848 and continued the practice of law; member of
the State house of representatives in 1850 and 1851; elected as a Democrat to
the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855); presented credentials
as a Member-elect to the Thirty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1855,
to July 18, 1856, when the House decided he was not entitled to the seat;
subsequently elected to fill the vacancy thus caused and served from November
4, 1856, to March 3, 1857; was not a candidate for renomination in 1856; Clerk
of the House of Representatives in the Thirty-fifth Congress 1857-1859;
unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1860; elected circuit court judge in
April 1861 and served until he resigned in 1863; elected to the Thirty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1863-March 3, 1865); unsuccessful candidate for reelection
in 1864 to the Thirty-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of law; reelected
circuit court judge in 1873 and upon the establishment of the appellate court
was appointed its judge, occupying both positions and serving from 1873 to
1879; moved to Olney, Richland County, Ill., in 1876 and practiced law; retired
from the practice of his profession in 1907; died in Olney, Ill., January 30,
1912; interment in Olney Cemetery.
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