Frederick Allen (Maine politician)

Frederick N. Allen (August 10, 1914 – November 11, 2001) was an American politician from Maine. Allen, a Republican from Portland, served two terms in the Maine House of Representatives (1944-1948) and twice in the Maine Senate (1948-1952).[1]

Frederick N. Allen
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office
December 1944  December 1948
Member of the Maine Senate
In office
December 1948  December 1952
Personal details
Born(1914-08-10)August 10, 1914
Portland, Maine, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 2001(2001-11-11) (aged 87)
Gorham, Maine, U.S.
Alma materBoston University
OccupationUtilities Regulator

He served as the national president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, an association of state commissioners of public utilities. He was appointed by Governor Frederick G. Payne to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, which regulates the various utilities of the state of Maine.[2]

Allen managed Burton M. Cross's successful first campaign for governor in 1952. He was also an early supporter of U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith. In 2002, he supported Democrat Chellie Pingree for U.S. Senate.[2]

Personal life

Allen was the son of Neal W. Allen, who four times served as Mayor of Portland and Margaret Stevens Allen, who was the daughter of architect John Calvin Stevens. His nephew, Tom Allen, served as Mayor of Portland before serving 6 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.[2]

He was born in Portland in 1914 and graduated from Portland Public Schools before attending Boston University.[2]

Allen died in Gorham on November 11, 2001, at the age of 87.[3]

References

  1. "Legislators Biographical Search". Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library. Archived from the original on 20 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. Nicoll, Don (June 27, 2001). "Interview with Frederick Allen". Gorham, Maine: Bates College. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. Allen, Frederick N. "United States Social Security Death Index". familysearch. familysearch. Retrieved 31 December 2014.


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