349:, in February 1814. He was raised and worked on his father's farm until age 16, but then had to look for work to raise funds for his own education. He went to work as a farm hand for a neighbor named "Wheeler", and was also invited to study in the extensive library of his well-educated neighbor. He continued to work in the Summer months for Wheeler, utilizing his library, and attended select school courses in the Fall and Winter months. He then attended an academy in
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of the "Western Union
Railroad" also known as the "Racine, Janesville, and Mississippi Railroad". He resigned his judicial office in 1856 with nearly two years left in his term in order to devote all of his energy to the construction of the railroad. The railroad suffered from debt problems and after partially completing the original plan, was turned over to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.
478:. In 1871, the Legislature voted to organize a state Board of Charities and Reform to centralize some of the management of the state's charitable hospitals and institutions. Allen was one of the first commissioners appointed to the board, beginning his service in April 1871. He served for three years, but was forced to resign in 1874 due to poor health.
388:, where he would remain for most of the rest of his life. At the time, there were just a few rudimentary houses in the entire town. He was first elected county judge in 1842, when still under the Wisconsin Territory government, and served three two-year terms. He returned to office with the Fall election of 1849, and was re-elected again in 1853.
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Walworth County Bank in 1850, and remained associated with the bank until its dissolution and re-incorporation under the new banking law in 1863. He was also one of the incorporators
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Wisconsin. When the first Wisconsin institution for the education of the deaf and dumb was established in 1852, Allen was appointed to the board of trustees, and served on the board
474:, in 1870 and opened a law office there, and was elected city attorney shortly after his arrival. He continued his business interests in Racine, and was one of the founders of the Manufacturers' National Bank at Racine, in partnership with
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January 12, 1887.
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William C. Allen married Mary A. McConkey on
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917:"Obituary - William Cheney Allen"
321:pioneer. He was a member of the
409:Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
403:, Allen was associated with the
356:He originally planned to attend
16:19th century American politician
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341:William C. Allen was born in
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485:Personal life and family
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337:Early life and education
323:Wisconsin State Assembly
36:Wisconsin State Assembly
954:Wisconsin State Journal
855:Wisconsin State Journal
510:Voorheesville, New York
360:, but chose instead to
207:Spring Grove Cemetery,
1117:Wisconsin Independents
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446:He was elected to the
886:Burlington Free Press
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405:National Union Party
311:William Cheney Allen
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429:temperance movement
370:Wisconsin Territory
351:Jefferson, New York
1147:Wisconsin pioneers
990:Hezekiah C. Tilton
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401:American Civil War
235:Liberal Republican
210:Delavan, Wisconsin
66:Hezekiah C. Tilton
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516:Electoral history
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423:, an opponent of
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476:Jerome Case
466:Later years
413:independent
399:During the
241:Natl. Union
224:Independent
139:Preceded by
104:Preceded by
61:Preceded by
1086:Categories
696:References
685:Republican
636:Scattering
592:Democratic
561:Republican
534:Candidate
425:fiat money
421:free trade
297:Profession
229:Democratic
173:1814-02-02
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651:Plurality
362:study law
319:Wisconsin
287:Education
129:In office
94:In office
51:In office
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315:American
291:Read law
277:Children
42:Walworth
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674:100.0%
669:99,124
604:44.50%
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343:Hoosick
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