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William Joshua Allen
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois · 1888
William Joshua Allen , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. William Joshua Allen (June 9, 1829 – January 26, 1901), frequently known as W. J. Allen, was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Education
- University of Louisville Law Department (now Louis D. Brandeis School of Law)LL.B., 1848
Career
Enrolling and engrossing clerk, Illinois state legislature, 1849, 1851; Private practice, Metropolis, Illinois, 1849-1853; Prosecuting attorney, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, Illinois, 1853-1854; Private practice, Marion, Illinois, 1853-1862; State representative, Illinois, 1855; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1855-1859; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Twenty-Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1859-1861; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1862-1865; Private practice, Cairo, Illinois, 1865-1874; Private practice, Carbondale, Illinois, 1874-1886; Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1886-1887
Biography
William Joshua Allen (June 9, 1829 – January 26, 1901), frequently known as W. J. Allen, was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Illinois and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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