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John Allison
4th Register of the Treasury
In office
April 3, 1869 – March 23, 1878
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Rutherford B. Hayes
Preceded byNoah L. Jeffries
Succeeded byGlenni W. Scofield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania
In office
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Preceded byMichael C. Trout
Succeeded byWilliam Stewart
Constituency23rd district
In office
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byRobert R. Reed
Succeeded byJohn L. Dawson
Constituency20th district
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1846-1850
Personal details
Born(1812-08-05)August 5, 1812
Beaver, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 23, 1878(1878-03-23) (aged 65)
Washington, D.C.
Political partyWhig, Oppositionist, Republican

John Allison (August 5, 1812 – March 23, 1878) was an American politician, most notably serving in the U.S. House as a Representative of Pennsylvania during the 1850s.

Allison was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania and grew up to study law. He was the son of James Allison, Jr. He was admitted to the bar, but did not practice, instead establishing a hat factory. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1846, 1847, and 1849; he ran successfully for the U.S. House as a Whig in the 1850 election. He lost his bid for re-election in 1852, but won back the seat in 1854 as an Oppositionist. He then retired from the House in 1856.

After retiring from the House, he was active in the politics of the nascent Republican Party; he served as a delegate to their 1856 convention, where he nominated Abraham Lincoln for Vice President.

On April 3, 1869, Allison was appointed Register of the U.S. Treasury, a post he held until his death. He was interred in Beaver Cemetery.

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  2. Wikisource "Allison, John". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. 1906. p. 94.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byRobert R. Reed Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district
1851–1853 		Succeeded byJohn L. Dawson
Preceded byMichael C. Trout Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district
1855–1857 		Succeeded byWilliam Stewart


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