Neal W. Allen
Neal Woodside Allen (1885–1976) was an American politician and businessperson from Portland, Maine. He served as chairman of the Portland City Council twice (1925–26).[1] He was elected to the first city council chosen in December 1923 after the Chamber of Commerce and Ku Klux Klan collaborated to install a council–manager government. In 1912, he purchased , an auctioneering company which he held until his death.[2] In 1942, he was one of the founding appointees to the Portland Planning Board and regularly served as its chair.[3]
Allen was born in Portland and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1904 Bowdoin College in 1907.[4] He married Margaret Stevens, who was the daughter of architect John Calvin Stevens. The pair had four sons: Charles, Frederick, Neil, Jr., and Franklin, and two daughters, Louise and Barbara. One of his children, Frederick, served in the Maine Legislature from 1944 to 1952. His grandson is former U.S. Congressman Tom Allen.
References[]
- ^ "Neal W. Allen, Portland, ca. 1926". Maine Memory Network.
- ^ McCanna, Ben (13 May 2014). "'It's a Maine tradition': Falmouth couple buys F.O. Bailey name for their real estate and antiques businesses". Bangor Daily News.
- ^ "Chairman Again". Portland Press Herald. 1950-01-14.
- ^ "Court War Perils Portland Election". Boston Globe. 6 December 1923.
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