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MATTHEW
THOMPSON ALLEN
ALLEN,
HON. MATTHEW THOMPSON, Presiding Justice, District Court of Appeal, Los Angeles, Cal., was
born near Greenville, O. [Ohio], Sept. 17, 1848. Son
of Rev. John Allen and Elizabeth
(Ash) Allen. Married Mary Whiteside at Greenville, O., April
23, 1879.
Justice
Allen was educated in the public schools of Darke County,
O. Otterbein University, Westerville,
O. He read law under Hon. D. M. Bradbury, at Winchester, Ind.,
and was admitted to the Indiana Bar Sept. 17, 1869. He served a short time as
Asst. Pros. Atty., 19th Indiana Circuit, and in 1872, shortly after
his return to Greenville,
O., began practice there. In 1886 he went to Los Angeles on account of ill-health. Resumed
practice in 1887 and in 1890-91 was associated with Hon. N. P. Conrey and Clarence A. Miller. Appointed U. S. Atty. for Southern Dist. of
Cal. in 1891, and served until 1893, when he resigned and became partner of U.
S. Senator Frank P. Flint. Elected Judge, Superior Court of Los Angeles Co.,
1897, and dissolved partnership. In 1905, appointed by Gov. Pardee, Associate Justice of the Dist. Court of Appeal,
becoming Presiding Justice in 1907.
He
was Pres. of the Board of Education, Greenville,
O., 1883 to 1886. Member Los Angeles Bar Ass’n.,
Mason and Mystic Shriner. Republican.
Transcribed
11-9-11 Marilyn R. Pankey.
Source: Press
Reference Library, Western Edition Notables of the West, Vol. I, Page 803, International
News Service, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston,
Atlanta. 1913.
© 2011 Marilyn R. Pankey.
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