Orlando Allen

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Orlando Allen (January 10, 1803 - September 4, 1874) was a New York State Assemblyman and the 18th Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York. Allen began his political career as City Treasurer, followed by two separate terms as Second Ward Alderman. He served an extended single term as Mayor after being appointed in January of 1848. He was elected to a full term in March of that year, and served until the term expired in 1849, when he declined to run for a second term. In 1850, he was elected to the State Assembly, where he served two consecutive terms. He later served on the Buffalo Board of Supervisors, representing the Second Ward in 1856-1857, before winning one final term in the State Assembly in 1860. He ran as a for most of his offices as a Whig, however, after the collapse of that party, he served his final term in the Assembly as a Republican.

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NAME Allen, Orlando
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION 18th mayor of Buffalo, NY
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1803
PLACE OF BIRTH New Hartford, Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH September 4, 1874
PLACE OF DEATH Buffalo, New York