An Illustrated History of the State of Washington, by Rev. H.K. Hines, D.D., The
Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, IL., 1893, page 305
	
	ALBERT ALLEN, a well-known lawyer of Spokane, Washington, was born in
Indiana, in 1846, son of John Wesley Allen, a native of Illinois, and Lovisa
Jane (Guy) Allen, he being the second in their family of eight children.
	After completing his studies in the public schools, the subject of our
sketch began the study of law, and for a time was in the office of ex-United
States Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin. He is a graduate of the law department of
the State University of Wisconsin, at Madison, and after receiving his degree of
LL. B. he at once established himself in the practice of his profession at New
Richmond, Wisconsin, where he was in partnership with F.P. Chapman. He
subsequently moved to Deadwood, Dakota, and for eight years successfully
conducted a law practice at that place, being engaged chiefly in
	mining litigations. Then he went to the Coeur d'Alene country, and in 1887
came to Spokane. Here he has since resided. While he has conducted a general
practice and his career has been a signally successful one, he has given special
attention to mining suits, in which line of work he excels.
	Mr. Allen was married in1873, to Miss Lillie D. Munson, who was born in
Vermont and reared in Wisconsin. They have three children, Frank D., Emma
Gertrude and Fannie May, aged, respectively, nineteen, seventeen and ten years,
and all are now students in the public schools of Spokane.
	Politically, Mr. Allen is a Republican and is firm in his allegiance to that
party. Personally, he is as popular as he has been successful, there being few
men, if any, in Spokane better known or more highly respected than he.
	
Submitted to the WA. Bios Project in September 2003 by Jeffrey L. Elmer
	
	
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