Biography

03/26/1844 - 01/28/1928

ALLEN, George Washington, a Representative from Warren County; born, March 26, 1844 in Warren County, Pa.; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1874, 1875, and 1876 terms; not a candidate for reelection to the House for the 1877 term; elected, district judge, Colorado (1888-1910); unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Colorado (1896); elected, justice, Colorado Supreme Court (1917-1927; chief justice, 1925-1927); died, January 28, 1928 in the city of Denver, Denver County, Colorado; interred, Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver County, Colorado.