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JOHN JOSEPH ALLEN
JOHN JOSEPH ALLEN,
Justice of the Peace of Oakland, was born in San Francisco,
June 24, 1863, a son of
William M. and Margaret Allen. His
father, a contractor and builder, came to California
about 1856. Mr. Allen, from an early
age, made his own way in the world, following the business of ranching, and
afterward engaging in mechanical pursuits.
With a special
aptitude for mathematics and a love of literature he devoted his spare moments
to his own education. He read law at
home, and in February, 1886, was admitted by the Supreme Court to practice law
in all the courts of the State. In 1889 he
entered the law office of Mesick, Maxwell & Phelan of San
Francisco as a stenographer and this position afforded
him an opportunity for a practical knowledge of the profession. By the aid and counsel of his firm he
extended his law studies and fitted himself for active practice.
The Republican party in 1890 honored him with the nomination of City
Justice of Oakland, to which office he was elected, and which he now occupies.
Transcribed
by Cathi Skyles.
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 2,
page 296-297, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
© 2005 Cathi Skyles.
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