| Melba Till Allen | |
| Office1: | 34th Treasurer of Alabama |
| Governor1: | George Wallace |
| Term Start1: | January 21, 1975 |
| Term End1: | June 8, 1978 |
| Predecessor1: | Agnes Baggett |
| Successor1: | Annie Laurie Gunter |
| Office2: | Auditor of Alabama |
| Governor2: | Lurleen Wallace Albert Brewer George Wallace |
| Term Start2: | January 17, 1967 |
| Term End2: | January 21, 1975 |
| Predecessor2: | Bettye Frink |
| Successor2: | Bettye Frink |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Butler County, Alabama |
| Death Place: | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Party: | Democratic |
Melba Till Allen (March 3, 1933 – October 20, 1989) was an American politician who served as the Auditor of Alabama from 1967 to 1975 and as the Treasurer of Alabama from 1975 to 1978.[1] [2]
Allen was convicted in 1978 of using her office to obtain favorable bank loans for several personal businesses including a religious theme park. She failed to disclose these business ventures and a full disclosure of her personal finances. She was sentenced to six years in jail and three and a half years of probation.[3] [4]
She died of cancer on October 20, 1989, in Montgomery, Alabama at age 56.[5]