Frank Augustus Allen Explained

Frank Augustus Allen
Office:Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Term Start:January 1877
Term End:January 1878
Predecessor:Isaac Bradford
Successor:Samuel L. Montague
Office2:President of the
Common Council
of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Term Start2:December 1876
Term End2:January 1877
Predecessor2:George F. Piper
Successor2:Perez G. Porter
Office3:Member of the Common Council
of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Term Start3:1875
Term End3:January 1877
Birth Date:January 29, 1835
Birth Place:Sanford, Maine
Death Date:May 22, 1916
Death Place:Cambridge, Massachusetts
Spouse:Elizabeth M. Scribner

Frank Augustus Allen (January 29, 1835  - May 22, 1916) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the Mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Personal life

Frank was born in Sanford, Maine. His father died when he was two years old. He worked in various businesses, but retired after fourteen years. In 1867, he and others formed the Oriental Tea Company in Boston. He and his family moved to Cambridge in 1870, where he was elected Mayor in December of 1876. He died in Cambridge in 1916.[1]

Notes

  1. Book: Emery, Edwin . The History of Sanford, Maine, 1661-1900 . 1901 . 9780961815103 . 400 . en.