Stephen Allen

Stephen Allen (July 2, 1767 – July 28, 1852) was an American politician from New York.

Biography

He was the 55th Mayor of New York City from December 1821 to 1824, first appointed by the Council of Appointment in 1821, and then elected by the Board of Aldermen in 1823 and 1824.

He was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York Co.) in 1826.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (1st D.) from 1829 to 1832, sitting in the 52nd, 53rd, 54th and 55th New York State Legislatures.

In 1835, Allen removed to 1 Washington Square North.

He died in the Henry Clay steamboat disaster on July 28, 1852 in Riverdale, Bronx and was buried at the New York City Marble Cemetery.

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Stephen Shepherd Allen

Sir Stephen Shepherd Allen KBE CMG DSO* VD (2 August 1882 – 4 November 1964) was a New Zealand lawyer, farmer, local body politician, and Mayor of Morrinsville. He served in World War I and in the Territorial Army, and was Administrator of the colony of Western Samoa (now Samoa) 1928–1931. His rule was marked by the mass shooting of eleven Samoans from the indepententist Mau movement, including its acting leader Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III, on the 29 December 1929.

He was the son of William Shepherd Allen, an MP in both the United Kingdom and New Zealand. His mother was Elizabeth Penelope Candlish, daughter of John Candlish. His brother William Allen was an MP in England.

Allen was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1933 Birthday Honours. In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.

On 4 November 1964, Allen suffered a heart attack while driving near Maramarua, and both he and his housekeeper, Elma Jessie Brunton, died in the resulting crash.