Henry Justin Allen

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21^st Governor of Kansas
Henry J. Allen

In office January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923
Lieutenant	Charles Solomon Huffman
Preceded by	Arthur Capper
Succeeded by	Jonathan M. Davis

Born	September 11, 1868(1868-09-11) Warren County, Pennsylvania
Died	January 17, 1950 (aged 81) Wichita, Kansas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Elsie Jane Nuzman
Profession	newspaper editor
Religion	Methodist

For other persons named Henry Allen, see Henry Allen (disambiguation).

Henry Justin Allen (September 11, 1868 - January 17, 1950) was twenty-first Governor of Kansas (1919-1923) and U.S. Senator from Kansas (1929-31).

Allen was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania to John and Rebecca Elizabeth (Goodwin) Allen. His family moved to Kansas in 1870, where they settled in Clay County.

Before becoming active in politics, Allen acquired ownership of newspapers throughout Kansas, beginning with the Manhattan Nationalist in Manhattan, Kansas in 1894. Generally forward-looking in his outlook, he hired Frank Lloyd Wright to design his home in Wichita, Kansas.

Allen was in France with William Allen White inspecting the facilities provided to Kansas soldiers of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I when his party nominated him for the office of governor. During the campaign in 1918, Allen never spent any of his own money and learned about his nomination from a Paris newspaper.

Allen expressed some admiration for Benito Mussolini's policies in the 1920s and pushed through a similar industrial court provision. When publisher William Allen White objected, he was arrested in a free speech battle. White won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial "To an Anxious Friend," published July 27, 1922 opposing the law. ^[1]

Allen died in 1950 following a cerebral thrombosis in Wichita, Kansas. He is buried at the Maple Grove Cemetery in Wichita, Kansas.

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Allen's home is the only residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Kansas.

Preceded by Charles Curtis	United States Senator (Class 3) from Kansas 1929–1931	Succeeded by George McGill

v • d • e Governors of Kansas

Robinson • Carney • Crawford • Green • Harvey • Osborn • Anthony • St. John • Glick • Martin • Humphrey • Lewelling • Morrill • Leedy • Stanley • Bailey • Hoch • Stubbs • Hodges • Capper • Allen • Davis • Paulen • Reed • Woodring • Landon • Huxman • Ratner • Schoeppel • Carlson • Hagaman • Arn • Hall • McCuish • G. Docking • Anderson • Avery • R. Docking • Bennett • Carlin • Hayden • Finney • Graves • Sebelius

v • d • e United States Senators from Kansas

Class 2: Lane • Ross • Caldwell • Crozier • Harvey • Plumb • Perkins • Martin • Baker • Burton • Benson • Curtis • Thompson • Capper • Schoeppel • Pearson • Kassebaum • Roberts Class 3: Pomeroy • Ingalls • Peffer • Harris • Long • Bristow • Curtis • Allen • McGill • Reed • Darby • Carlson • Dole • Frahm • Brownback