John James Allen (September 25, 1797 – September 18, 1871) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and politician. He served in the Virginia Senate, the 23rd United States Congress, and for 25 years as judge and President of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. He supported Virginia's secession during the American Civil War, and all his surviving sons joined the Confederate States Army, the two youngest dying in the conflict.
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25 September 1797 Woodstock, Virginia
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Died |
18 September 1871 (aged 73) Botetourt County, Virginia
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Zodiac | Libra |
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